A man has been summonsed to appear at court in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Tilbury.

George Wilderspin, 19, of no fixed address, is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, July 4, for attempted robbery and possession of a knife.

It follows a report at around 8.50pm on Sunday, November 25, 2018, that a man armed with a knife threatened a woman and attempted to take her car.