A MAN has been charged with murder after a man died following an incident in Westcliff.
A 37 year-old man was found with head injuries in Fleetwood Avenue at around 1.05pm on Tuesday September 22.
He was taken to hospital but, sadly, died there over the weekend.
Lucasz Kustra, 37, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday and has now been charged.
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He is due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court today.
Officers are still trying to track down anyone who was in the area of the library and the bus stop on London Road between 5am and 1.30pm, urging them to come forward.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Jennings, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: “If you walked through that area, drove past there, or parked your car there I need you to speak to my team.
“We particularly need to speak to man in his 70s sitting outside the library or anyone who used the walkway between Ronald Park Avenue and Fleetwood Avenue.”
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Another man arrested remains on bail until October 20.
If you have any information about the incident please call 101 quoting the crime reference number 42/153580/20 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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