Jodie Chesney death: Fourth suspect charged with murder Published duration 26 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 fourth person has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in a park.

Jodie Chesney was attacked while playing music in a park with friends in Harold Hill in Romford, east London, on 1 March.

Police said the 17-year-old boy was also charged with possession of a stun gun and is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Two men and a boy have already been charged with her murder.

Manuel Petrovic, 20, of Highfield Road in Romford, Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, of Hillfoot Road, in Romford, a 16-year-old boy and the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named, are due to face trial at the Old Bailey in September.

The 17-year-old who was charged on Sunday had first been arrested on 10 March and initially released under investigation.

Another two people, a 50-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, both from Dagenham, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released under investigation.