A man is set to appear at court after reports that a suspect was seen with blade at a shopping parade.
Mark Hayward, 53, of Whitcroft in Langdon Hills, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 19 March charged with possession of a knife or pointed article in a public place.
It follows reports of someone being seen with what is believed to be a knife at The Triangle in Langdon Hills at 7.55am on Wednesday December 4 2019.
It was reported a man was seen near to Lincewood Primary School and that the school was forced into lockdown.
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