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A 51-year-old Thaxted man is appearing in court today (Wednesday) charged with the murder of a man in the town. Essex Police was called to reports of a man in his 50s assaulted in a garden in Orchard Close at about 12.35am on Monday (March 18). A spokesperson said: “Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. Our officers quickly arrested a man in connection with the assault.” Kevin Horswill, of Magdalen Green, Thaxted, is appearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court this morning, charged with murder. Detective Chief Inspector Ant Alcock said: “We continue to work to build…

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