A MAN charged with robbery and attempted robbery of three cars on the A127 was found guilty following a trial in Basildon.

Levi Whalley, 33, of no fixed abode was charged for the carjacking offences which took place last September.

Whalley was charged with events on September 26 which saw him rob a victim’s car in Leigh, hijack another’s car near the Nevendon Roundabout in Basildon and finally try to steal a victim’s car in Upper Mayne Road, Basildon, before he was detained by civilians and arrested.

A week-long trial in Basildon Crown Court saw a jury unanimously conclude Whalley was guilty of the offences on Monday, October 23.

Whalley was previously cross examined where he denied all charges and attempted to defend himself.

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He said: “What I can seem to gather is my mind isn’t recollecting those events.

“I truly believe I can’t recollect that period sir, it is through no fault of my own that is just the way my mind works.

“I do not know how long this incident happened and I can truthfully tell you I do not remember anything, that is my answer.”

The events of September 26 saw Whalley of initially robbing one victim in Herschell Road, Leigh.

Whalley then travelled up the A127 to the Nevendon Roundabout where he hijacked another victim’s Renault Scenic who began driving in a panic.

The defendant’s offences ended in Upper Mayne Road, Basildon, near the Noak Bridge Junction where tried to rob a Ford Fiesta but was detained by civilians and arrested.

He is expected to be sentenced today, October 23