A SUSPECT has been charged with burglary after a shotgun and knife were stolen from a house in Lymm.

The 20-year-old man, from Partington, was arrested in Greater Manchester after an investigation was launched following the burglary on Jubilee Grove on April 29.

The suspect has also been charged with possession of a firearm, ammunition and a knife.

He also faces an unrelated charge of theft after meat was stolen from Sainsbury's in Lymm in April. 

The suspect is expected to appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday.