Neighbourhood Watch Message
Charges brought following criminal damage to cars in Whitstable
A suspect has been charged with multiple offences after cars were damaged in Whitstable.
Between the evening of Saturday 18 and the morning of Sunday 19 February 2023, a number of cars in the Harwich Street area had windows, bodywork and wing mirrors damaged.
Following enquiries by Canterbury’s Victim Based Crime Team, Xander Mawema has been charged with 11 counts of criminal damage in relation to the incidents.
The 18-year-old is also charged with possessing an offensive weapon, namely a plank of wood, on Monday 15 May; assaulting an emergency worker on the same date; assaulting an 18-year-old woman in the town on Sunday 19 February and stealing wine from a supermarket on Sunday 1 January.
Mr Mawema, of St Andrews Close, Whitstable, has been bailed to appear at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Friday 11 August.
