A 24-year-old man has been charged over the armed robbery of a coffee shop at Ormeau on Sunday, April 29.

Following investigations, police executed a search warrant on a private residence at Camelot Court this morning, where officers arrested a man.

It is alleged that around 5.30am on April 29, the man entered the Eggersdorf Road business armed with a small axe and confronted staff and demanded money.

It is further alleged that the man has then used the axe to access two cash registers and steal a cash drawer with a sum of money

No one was injured in the incident.

A 24-year-old Ormeau man has now been charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of enter with intent.

He is scheduled to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court this afternoon.

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