Police charge man after assault on Birkdale shop worker

3rd March 2025

A Southport man has been arrested and charged following a robbery at a convenience store in Birkdale at the weekend.

At around 10.10pm on Saturday 1 March, officers were called to a robbery at Spar on Liverpool Road where it was reported that a man had entered the store, stole cans of beer before assaulting a shop assistant and then made off on a push bike.

The victim sustained slight injuries from the assault.

Yesterday, Sunday 2 March, Callum Rimmer, 23 years, of Shaws Road, was charged with robbery.

He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Wirral Adult Remand Court today, Monday 3 March.