Chafford Hundred: Man charged over station incident

A man has been charged in connection with a serious incident at Chafford Hundred railway station which left two people injured.

Officers had been called to reports of a group of people involved in a fight at around 8.15pm on Thursday (18 July).

Two people were found injured but, thankfully, their injuries were not described as life-threatening.

Warrants were carried out in Chafford Hundred and Grays overnight on Saturday into Sunday and two men were arrested.

One of those men – 25 year-old Matthew Page, of Grenville Road, Chafford Hundred – has now been charged with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public space.

He is due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court this morning (Monday 22 July).

The other man arrested – a 53 year-old from Grays – has been released on bail until 2 September.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a serious incident at Chafford Hundred railway station last week.

We had been called to reports of a group of people involved in a fight at around 8.15pm on Thursday (18 July).

Two people were subsequently found with injuries which, thankfully, were not deemed to be life-threatening.

Warrants were carried out it Chafford Hundred and Grays overnight and two men – aged 25 and 53 – were arrested on suspicion of affray.

Both are currently in custody for questioning.

We’re investigating a serious incident at Chafford Hundred train station which was reported to us by a number of members of the public at about 8.15pm last night, Thursday 18 July.

Initial reports suggested a group of people had been involved in a fight, some of whom had been armed, and that a number of people had been stabbed.

Two people have subsequently been located with injuries which are thankfully not considered to be life-threatening.

At this stage, no arrests have been made and we’re pursuing a number of targeted lines of enquiry.

Although the investigation is in its early stages, we believe this to be an isolated incident, with no wider threat to the public.

We have taken witness statements from a number of people at the scene, and we would ask anyone who has not yet spoken to us to about the incident to please come forward.

Chief Inspector Tony Atkin, Thurrock district commander, said:

“First and foremost, I would like to thank the members of the public who alerted us to this incident, which I’m sure will have been extremely unpleasant to witness.
“The incident will naturally cause concern among our community. To reassure our residents, it is clear to us that this incident does not present a wider threat to the people of Thurrock or visitors to Lakeside.
“At this stage, the investigation is progressing at pace, and I would encourage anyone with information on this incident to please come forward and speak to us.”

Anyone with information should contact us as soon as possible.

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Please cite incident 1216 of 18 July.

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