A 23-YEAR-OLD man will appear in court this morning after a pensioner was allegedly robbed at knifepoint in Stockton, on Monday.

A 72-year-old man suffered an injury to his face in the alleged incident on Manfield Street but is now at home recovering.

A 23-year-old man from the Stockton area will appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court today charged with robbery, possession of a bladed article and possession of a controlled drug.