A MAN has appeared in court, charged with stealing £17k from a safe during a burglary.
Sid Slingo, 26, of Camel Road, Newham is accused of breaking in to a house in Branksome Avenue, Corringham and stealing the safe while armed with a baseball bat on January 16.
He is also accused of stealing a Ford Fiesta from a house in Grays between November 29 and December 2.
Slingo is finally charged with stealing a Galaxy Tablet and iPhone worth £370 on December 21.
He did not enter pleas to the charges when he appeared at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
His case was adjourned to Basildon Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing on May 15.
Slingo was denied bail.
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