Richard Okorogheye: Police confirm body found in Epping Forest pond is missing student

Police confirmed a body found in Epping Forest is missing 19-year-old student Richard Okorogheye.  Officers from Essex Police found the body on Monday but the remains were only formally identified this afternoon.  Detectives have said they do not suspect any third-party involvement in his death ‘at this stage’.  Police have confirmed the body of a … Read more

Body found in Epping Forest pond IS missing student Richard Okorogheye, police confirm 

The best friend of missing student Richard Okorogheye says she ‘can’t eat or sleep’ as the teenager’s loved ones anxiously await formal identification of the body found in Epping Forest earlier this week. Hala Mohamed, who has known Richard, 19, since birth, admitted she was struggling to come to terms with the events of the last … Read more

Heartbroken mother of missing student Richard Okorogheye sobs ‘my baby is never coming home’

The mother of missing student Richard Okorogheye has said ‘my baby will never come home to his mummy again’ after police found a body matching his description in Epping Forest.   The body, which is yet to be formally identified, was discovered by Essex Police officers in a large pond in the woodland yesterday afternoon, 13 days … Read more

Police cordon off Epping Forest pond where body was found in search for missing Richard Okorogheye

Police have cordoned off a large pond in Epping Forest where a man’s body was found yesterday in the search for missing student Richard Okorogheye. The body, which is yet to be formally identified, was discovered by Essex Police officers yesterday afternoon, 13 days after the 19-year-old went missing.   Today the Metropolitan Police remain at the … Read more

Police hunting missing student Richard Okorogheye, 19, find body in Epping Fores

Police searching for missing student Richard Okorogheye have found a body in Epping Forest.  The body was discovered by Essex Police officers on Monday afternoon, 13 days after the 19-year-old went missing.   Enquiries are underway to identify the body.  Richard’s family are being supported by specially trained officers and kept updated with developments. Officers remain … Read more

‘Every day is a nightmare’: Mother of missing Richard Okorogheye, 19, urges him to make contact

The mother of missing 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye has said her life is a ‘complete nightmare’ in the wake of her son’s disappearance two weeks ago. Mr Okorogheye, who has sickle cell disease, was last seen by his family when he left home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London at 8.30pm on Monday March … Read more

Hunt for missing Oxford student Richard Okorogheye continue

Police divers have been seen searching a pond as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 19-year-old student Richard Okorogheye. Mr Okorogheye has not been seen by his family since 22 March when he left their home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London. The 19-year-old, who has sickle cell disease, took a taxi … Read more

Police search of Epping Forest for missing Richard Okorogheye enters third day 

Searches for missing Oxford Brookes student Richard Okorogheye in Epping Forest today entered their third day as police appealed to the teenager to ‘let us know you are safe.’  Detectives moved their search to Essex after a confirmed sighting showed Mr Okorogheye, 19, walking alone on Smarts Lane, Loughton, towards the woods at 12.39am on … Read more

Hunt for missing Oxford Brookes student Richard Okorogheye, 19, switches to Essex

Police searching for missing student Richard Okorogheye are now combing through parts of Essex after new CCTV images showed him walking towards Epping Forest. Detectives have moved their search to Essex after a new confirmed sighting showed the Oxford Brookes University student, 19, walking alone on Smarts Lane, Loughton, towards Epping Forest at 12.39am on March 23.    Mr … Read more

Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing student Richard Okorogheye from London

Police are ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing student, 19, with sickle cell disease who has been shielding for a year and ‘struggling to cope’ with university Student Richard Okorogheye, 19, was last seen by family in London on March 22  His mother Evidence Joel said he had been ‘struggling to cope’ with university Mr Okorogheye has … Read more