A MAN has appeared in court charged with robbing a man at knifepoint.

Denver Clift, 28, of Brennan Road, Tilbury is accused of threatening a man with a knife robbing him £10 Tilbury train station, Dock Road, Tilbury, on November 19.

He is also accused of trying to break in to a house in Dacre Avenue, Aveley on February 11 and threatening a man.

He denied the charges when he appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court.

Clift will appear at Basildon Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing on April 22.

He was denied bail.