Langdon Hills: Man charged with criminal damage

A man charged with criminal damage has appeared at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.

We received reports of a suspect seen outside a property in Langdon Hills banging on a property’s front door at about 6.30am on Friday 23 May.

Thirty minutes later there was a second similar incident, and the door of a property was left damaged.

We identified and arrested a suspect later that day.

Now, 27-year-old Richard Barnacle, of Lippits Hill in Langdon Hills, has been charged with criminal damage and appeared at court on Tuesday 27 May.

Barnacle pleaded not guilty and will return to the same court on 2 December 2025 to stand trial.

He was released on court bail ahead of the trial with strict conditions on the addresses he can visit and the people he can contact.

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