A second man has been charged with murder after the discovery of a man's body in a cupboard.

Steven Sullivan, 39, of Byng Close, Thorpe, who faced a charge of concealing the body of Justin Chant, has been charged with his murder.

The charges follow the discovery of a body in a council flat in Byng Close, Thorpe, last November.

Lee Smith, 21, of Seymour Road, Clacton, has also been charged with the murder between October 1 and November 20, and with burying, concealing and disposing of a body.

Mikala Wrenn, 20, of Churchill Court, Parkeston Road, Dovercourt, also faces a charge of concealment.

Wrenn and Smith are due to appear before Colchester magistrates again on February 27.

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