A 42-year-old man from Christchurch, Dorset is due to appear in court, charged with shoplifting.

The charge follows an incident at Ferndene Farm Shop, Bashley Cross Road, New Milton on Monday 1 July, during which £500 worth of meat was reported stolen.

Following the issuing of a postal requisition, David Ian Edward Gray, of no fixed abode, is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 3 December.