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Man, 50, charged after van driver threatened with knife in Bethnal Green

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Alex Shaw

Published: 9:08 AM December 17, 2018    Updated: 8:52 AM October 14, 2020
Thames Magistrates' Court. Picture: Spencer Griffiths

Thames Magistrates' Court. Picture: Spencer Griffiths - Credit: Archant

A 50-year-old man will appear in court today after footage emerged of a van driver being threatened with a kitchen knife in Bethnal Green.

Keith Driver, of Cobden House in Nelson Gardens, Bethnal Green, is to appear in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court charged with a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon.

He was arrested on Sunday following the incident in Temple Street.

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