Two men accused of robbing a city councillor are to stand trial on Monday.Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and Mark Young, aged 53, are to face a jury charged with assaulting and taking a mobile phone from Cllr Michael Sparling.Pearse and Young have pleaded not guilty to robbing the openly gay councillor on November 29, 2015 outside the Melbourne Inn in Cecil Street, Stonehouse.READ: ALLEGED DRIVER CHARGED AFTER CRASH WHICH LEFT GIRLFRIEND IN A COMAThe pair also denied the alternative charge of theft of...
