A 15-year-old boy is to appear in court charged with a number of offences.

The boy, who is from the Southend area, is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court today charged with assault, robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of class B drugs.

The charges relate to separate incidents in which a 58-year-old man was assaulted in Shoeburyness on February 14, 2018 and a 15-year-old boy was robbed of his watch, wallet and mobile phone in London Road, Westcliff the following day.