TWO women who allegedly tried to steal £500 from a third woman at a Hampshire ATM on Christmas Day have been charged. 

Officers have been investigating a robbery incident in Aldershot after receiving a report that two women attempted to steal £500 from a woman near the NatWest ATM in Wellington Street on Monday, December 25.

Chelsea Ward-Smith, 31, of Pickford Street, Aldershot, and Amanda Glover, 41, of Station Road, Aldershot, have both been charged with attempted robbery.

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Glover was also charged with two counts of theft from the person of another.

It comes after a woman had £50 stolen from her in Victoria Road on Friday, November 17. On Monday, December 25, a man had £50 taken from him in Wellington Street.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "The pair appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 1 and were remanded into custody.

"They are next due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday, February 1."