A MAN has been charged following an attempted knife-point robbery in Rayleigh. 

Officers were called Thursday May 14 after the incident at Hambro Parade, in Rayleigh. 

Ben Battle, 20, of Cheapside East, Rayleigh was arrested on Friday May 15 and later charged with attempted robbery and possession of a knife.

He has been remanded in custody and is next due to appear at Basildon Crown Court on Monday June 15.