TWO men who appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court have been charged with robbery after a raid at the home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish.
The athlete and his wife were threatened at their home in the Ongar area of Essex at about 2.35am on November 27, with their children witnessing the incident.
Essex Police said no-one sustained serious injuries, but Cavendish said in a statement his family were “extremely distressed” and “feared for their lives”.
The force said a Louis Vuitton suitcase and two high-value watches were stolen.
Two 27-year-old men, Oludewa Okorosobo, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, and Ali Badara Sesay, of Holding Street, Rainham, east London, have been charged with robbery, Essex Police said.
They faced Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and are due to appear before Chelmsford Crown Court on March 29.
Romario Henry, 30, of Bell Green, Lewisham, south-east London, was charged in December with two counts of robbery.
He is due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court today.
Cavendish was recovering from injuries he suffered in a crash during a track event in Belgium at the time of the raid.
If you have any information, you should call Essex Police on 101.
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