A man has been charged following a series of robberies targeting male victims.
Billy Ross, 22, of Sussex Street, Norwich, appeared in court today (September 11) after being charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
He is the third person to be arrested in connection with a series of robberies in the city, in which two of the victims were targeted via a dating app.
Ross was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on October 9, 2026.
In the same investigation, a man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and attempted robbery.
He was questioned at Wymondham Police Investigation Centre and released on bail to appear at Wymondham Police Investigation Centre on November 29.
A second man, in his late teens, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of robbery and has been bailed until September 28.
The first incident took place on August 21 at 11.13am at Gildencroft Quaker Cemetery on Chatham Street in Norwich.
The meeting had been arranged through a dating app and when the victim arrived, he was assaulted, his phone was stolen and more than £1,000 was transferred from his bank account.
On August 29, a second victim was targeted while walking through the same cemetery at 10.55am.
Three men in balaclavas attempted to rob him.
Later that day, a third robbery occurred at 2.04pm at Gunton Skateboard Park on Marl Pit Lane.
The victim had met someone through the dating app and was assaulted during a walk through nearby woodland.
He was assaulted by one man, while two others joined in and stole his phone. They transferred £3,000 from his bank account.
In two of the three robberies, the suspects met their victims via the Grindr dating app.
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