A robbery charge is brought against a Wigan borough 50-year-old
Robbery and illegal drug allegations are made against a local man
A Wigan borough 50-year-old has been accused of mugging a woman for cash.
William Bates, of Bag Lane, Atherton, stood before local justices to face a charge of robbing a named female of £80 on October 12 and possessing a class A substance, namely cocaine, on the same day.
He has yet to enter any pleas and the bench sent his case to Bolton Crown Court where he will make a first appearance on November 18.
Before then he has been granted conditional bail.