A SIXTH man has been charged in relation to a burglary at a Grays laundrette which resulted in a man’s death.

Essex Police previously charged five men with aggravated burglary, following an incident at Baylee’s laundrette in Southend Road, Grays, on Monday, December 4.

During the incident, Paul Robertson, 39, from Milton Keynes, died from multiple injuries.

Christopher Salvador, 31, of Hemming Way, Watford was arrested on Thursday, March 8.

He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and will now appear at Crown Court, at a date yet to be announced.

On the day of the incident, police officers cordoned off Southend Road following the incident, after residents reported seeing men carrying weapons were allegedly seen leaving the laundrette.

When police arrived, they found the body a man who had received multiple injuries.

A forensic tent was set up outside the building and a dog unit van was at the scene.

Police have been led to believe the man who died was one of the burglary suspects who went into the launderette.

Essex Police previously charged five men with aggravated burglary in relation to the incident.

Initially a murder investigation was launched, and a 39 year-old man from Grays arrested on suspicion of murder - but he has been released without charge.

Jerome Johnson, 36, Harrison Fryer, 24, and Joseph Pearl, 28, all of Charter Place, Watford, and Michael Williams, 35, of Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes, have all been charged with aggravated burglary.

Michael Williams, 35, of Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes, and Joseph Pearl, 28, of Charter Place, Watford were charged with conspiracy to rob and pleaded not guilty at Basildon Crown Court in January.

The pair are due to stand trial in June.