A MAN from Redditch has been charged with three offences related to the theft and handling of metal.

The man who is in his 20s was arrested on Wednesday, September 28.

He has been charged with handling stolen lead flashing taken from Church Hill Middle School, on September 26, stealing lead flashing from the school again on September 28, and theft of a catalytic converter from DJ Craddocks and Sons on Icknield Street, also on September 28.

He has been released on police bail to appear at Redditch Magistrates Court on Tuesday, October 11.