Two men have been charged in connection with a motorcycle theft in Brighton on Wednesday (February 3).
Police were called to reports of men in a white transit van taking a motorcycle from outside a property in Stanmer Villas, at around 2.15pm.
The victim - a 55-year-old man, attempted to prevent the motorcycle being taken and was assaulted, suffering injuries to his face and body which required hospital treatment.
According to officers, the suspects drove off towards Stanmer Park at speed and the motorcycle was reportedly ejected from the vehicle.
The suspect van continued in the direction of the A27 before being located by officers with assistance from the Gatwick Firearms Unit and the Dog Unit in Lingfield, Surrey.
Two suspects fled the vehicle and were tracked across muddy fields before being arrested.
Jack Jones, 18, of Framlingham Crescent, London, was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and assault thereby causing actual bodily harm. Jack Winstanley, 18, of Widdicombe Way, Brighton, was charged with theft of a motor vehicle.
They were both remanded in custody to appear before Brighton Magistrates' Court on Friday (5 February).
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