THREE people have been charged in connection with the theft of two dogs in Cheshire.

Malachy Doherty, 37, Mary Docherty, 28, and a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested at an address in Metcalfe Road, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, yesterday morning (March 30).

They have all since been charged with theft.

The charge relates to the theft of two black Labradors from outside a Marks & Spencer store in Beam Street in Nantwich.

The dogs, which were stolen shortly after 6pm on Saturday 27 March, have been recovered from the Tunstall area of Stoke-on-Trent and reunited with their owners.

Doherty, of McKinley Street, Tunstall; Docherty, of Metcalfe Road, Tunstall; and the 14-year-old boy have all been remanded in custody.

They are all set to appear at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 31 March.