Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Richard Okorogheye’s mother has reportedly been told the body found by police in Epping Forest on Monday matches his description.
The 19-year-old, who has sickle cell disease, has been missing since he left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on the evening of March 22.
On Monday, the Metropolitan Police said they were informed by Essex Police that the body of a man was found in a pond in the woodland.
Although the body has yet to be formally identified, Mr Okorogheye’s mother, Evidence Joel, said police had informed her “the description matches his”.
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