A MAN been charged with the murder of Kelly Pearce on Canvey.

Anthony Ayres, 48, of Fairlop Avenue in Canvey has been charged with murder and remanded in custody to appear at Southend Magistrates Court tomorrow, Monday, November 23.

Kelly died at Royal London Hospital after being found with serious injuries at an address in Fairlop Avenue, Canvey, at around 4.55pm on Thursday, November 19.