A 20-year-old man has been charged over the brutal stabbing death of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney in Harold Hill.
Police were called to a park near St Neot’s Road at 9:25pm on Friday, 1 March, after ambulance services reported a stabbing. Officers found Jodie Chesney with a fatal stab wound. She was pronounced dead at 10:26pm that same night.
Manuel Petrovic, from Highfield Road, Romford, was arrested in Leicester on Tuesday, 6 March. He has been charged with murder and appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 9 March. Petrovic was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Monday, 11 March.
Another man was arrested in London on Friday, 8 March, and remains in police custody on suspicion of murder. The Homicide and Major Crime Command (HMCC) is leading the investigation.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact the HMCC Incident Room on 020 8345 3775, tweet @MetCC, or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555 111.
Originally published by UKNIP.
