A man’s been jailed following an attempted robbery in East Grinstead.

At around 7.30 on the evening of Tuesday the 24th of May, a man and a woman were walking through Mount Noddy Cemetery, off Blackwell Road, when they were became aware of a man who was stumbling around in front of them.

The couple engaged in conversation with the suspect, but during the incident he became aggressive and attempted to snatch the man’s bracelet from his wrist.

The couple, who were left shaken but unhurt, walked away and called police.

The suspect was later identified as Aaron Reeve, and was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery.

Reeve, unemployed, and of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a £140 victim surcharge.