A man has appeared in court charged with possessing extreme animal pornography and indecent images of children.

Luke Taylor, 27, of South End Road, Hornchurch, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with four offences.

He is charged with possessing six grossly offensive images of animals including horses and dogs, and 203 photos and 386 indecent videos of children, under category A – the most serious kind.

Mr Taylor is charged with two other offences under category B and C.

He is said to also have had at his home address 121 category B photos and 26 videos, and 152 category C images and four videos.

A trial is due to start at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday, August 30.