A MAN has been charged in connection with an incident in Southend where a teenager was found with serious injuries.

Police officers were called shortly before 4.25am on 11 October following reports of a disturbance in York Road.

When officers attended they found a teenage boy with serious injuries, he was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

A second victim, a man aged in his late teens, was also found with injuries to his legs. He was been taken to hospital for treatment but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

In total three men have been arrested.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Constantin Ozansoy, 27, of Walthamstow, has been charged with aggravated burglary and common assault.

“He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court yesterday, October 15 and has been remanded in custody to appear at Basildon Crown Court on November 14.

“The two other men arrested, a 26-year-old on suspicion of aggravated burglary and a 29-year-old on suspicion of GBH with intent and aggravated burglary, have both been released on bail until 4 November 4.”

Police are appealing for information about the incident. If you have any information CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact police quoting crime reference number 42/258333/22.

You can report information through this portal bit.ly/3CCI6vJ or using the live chat service on essex.police.uk, available Monday to Friday, between 10am-9pm.

Alternatively you can call the police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on their website or by calling 0800 555111.