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.