FOUR men appeared in court accused of involvement in a burglary which took place in Aveley.

On February 5, a house in Ship Lane, Aveley, was was broken in to and several items including three Apple Mac laptops stolen.

Sami Kilic, 30, an off licence worker, of St Chad’s Road, Tilbury, was charged with handling stolen goods on February 6.

Further enquiries led to the arrest of three other men at Lakeside on the same day.

Kenny Bulmer, 18, of Martin Road, Aveley, Jay Cartwright, 25, of Haig Road, Chadwell St Mary, and Mark Bulmer, 20, of Helmsdale, Swindon, Wiltshire, were all charged with one count of burglary.

All four appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Saturday.

Chairman of the bench Ian Andrews remanded them in custody to appear at Basildon Crown Court on May 5.