FOUR men have been charged after a home was broken into in Braintree.

It comes after police were called to a home in Panfield Lane at around 10pm on Monday, March 18.

Officers found damage inside the home and they arrested four men a short time later.

Joe Catchpole, 27, of Ibscott Close, Dagenham, and Justin Bridges, 42, of no fixed address, Harlow, appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and are next due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on April 17.

Meanwhile, Scott Thompson, 41, of Jordan's Way, Rainham, and Tony Walker, 36, of Mygrove Gardens, Rainham, are due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on April 23.