Three men charged over attempted armed burglary at Folkestone home

The Guildhall (former Church of the Holy Cross) and Westgate Towers, Canterbury

Dylan Tawanyasha Malikebo, Jayden Petros and Sulayman Jammeh are charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and Class A drug offences after Kent Police arrested them in Dover on 18 August 2026. They were charged the following day.

Three men have been remanded in custody following an alleged attempted aggravated burglary at a home in Folkestone town centre on 17 July 2026. Kent Police say the incident was reported at around 5pm, when a group of men allegedly tried to force their way into a residential property — with one of them allegedly armed with a weapon.

Dylan Tawanyasha Malikebo, 18, of Dover Road, Folkestone, and Jayden Petros, 20, also of Dover Road — both Zimbabwean nationals — along with Sulayman Jammeh, 25, a Gambian national of Rosedale Road, Margate, were charged on 19 August 2026. Between them they face charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and possession of an offensive weapon. All three appeared before Margate Magistrates’ Court on 20 August 2026 and are due to appear before Canterbury Crown Court on 21 September 2026.

Following the incident, officers carried out extensive CCTV enquiries to establish the suspects’ movements before and after the alleged offence. A public appeal was issued on 13 August 2026, which included CCTV images of three suspects. Information received from members of the public assisted detectives in identifying the three individuals.

All three were located and arrested at a property in Dover on 18 August 2026. Officers also recovered a quantity of suspected crack cocaine and heroin, drug paraphernalia, a substantial amount of cash, a knife and multiple mobile phones.

The case is before the courts. No findings of guilt have been made and all three men are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.