A teenager has been charged following the robbery of a 14 year-old boy in Rayleigh.

A 15 year-old boy from Rayleigh was arrested on Monday, August 21 on suspicion of robbery after a boy was robbed on Station Road, Rayleigh on August 18.

On top of the robbery charge, he has also been charged with handling stolen goods in relation to a different incident in Kenway, Southend on August 11. 

He was remanded in custody and appeared at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 22. 

He is next due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court on November 23.