A MAN has appeared in court charged with the attempted robbery of a bookmakers in York.
Sam Mason, 26, of Escrick Street, York, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the attempted robbery of Coral bookmakers in Ostman Road, Acomb, earlier that day.
He was charged with one count of attempted robbery and one of possessing a bladed weapon in public, and appeared before York and Selby Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Mason was remanded in custody, and will appear before York Crown Court later this month.
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