Man charged after attempted robbery of 12-year-old boy in Southend

The 27 year-old is due in court today

Author: Jon BurkePublished 2nd Dec 2024

A man has been charged with attempted robbery, after a 12-year-old boy was approached in Southend.

It was reported the teenaged boy was approached by a man in Swanage Road at around 4.20pm on 25 November who grabbed him and demanded his phone.

The boy refused and was assaulted.

Officer arrested a 27-year-old man, from Dagenham, on suspicion of attempted robbery on Friday 29 November.

Now, 27-year-old Shaun Lio, of New Road in Dagenham, has been charged with attempted robbery and remanded in custody until he appears at Southend-on-Sea Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 2 December).

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