Jodie Chesney death: Fourth person in court on murder charge Published duration 27 May 2019 Related Topics London violence

image copyright Handout image caption Jodie Chesney was the fifth teenager to be stabbed to death in London this year

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenage girl in a London park.

Jodie Chesney was attacked in Harold Hill in Romford, east London, on 1 March.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Monday.

He was also charged with possession of a stun gun. Two men and a boy have already been charged with 17-year-old Jodie's murder.

Manuel Petrovic, 20, of Highfield Road in Romford, Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, of Hillfoot Road in Romford, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, are due to face trial at the Old Bailey in September.