Two alleged burglars from Kidbrooke, charged with targeting houses in Sidcup, Bexleyheath, Welling and Falconwood, have had the cases against them dropped.

Jerry Connors, 24, and Patrick Connors, 22, both of Briset Road, were due for a hearing at Inner London Crown Court this month, but the prosecution has discontinued its case.

The pair were charged with five counts of burglary dwelling and theft, two counts of burglary dwelling with intent to steal, and one of theft of a motor vehicle.

They were also charged with stealing a Jaguar car between November 28 last year and February 7, while Jerry Connors was charged with possessing pepper spray on February 6 at an address in Hillcrest, Sidcup.

Two homes in Bexleyheath, two in Sidcup, one in Welling, one in Falconwood and a seventh in Dagenham in Essex were burgled between January 3 and February 5.