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Richard Okorogheye: Police officers, dogs and horses searching Epping Forest in hunt for teen missing from Ladbroke Grove

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Vincent
Date01 April 2021
Published date01 April 2021
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
The teenager, a student at Oxford Brookes University, left his family home in Ladbroke Grove on Monday, March 22 and was reported missing two days later.

Initial enquiries by the Met Police confirmed that Richard boarded the route 23 bus southbound in Ladbroke Grove at 8.45pm, with further enquiries showing that he took a taxi from the W2 area to a residential street in Loughton, Essex.

Richard was captured on CCTV walking alone on Smarts Lane, Loughton towards Epping Forest at 12.39am on Tuesday, March 23.

It's unclear where Richard went next.

The Met Police are currently investigating the teenager's disappearance and attempting to establish a timeline of events and ascertain where he is now.

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They have been carrying out door to door enquiries in the Loughton area as well as diligently searching the forest for any sign of Richard, working alongside specialist search teams from Essex Police to expand their resources.

The specialist search teams, as well as police dogs and police horses, have been searching the forest since 8.45pm last night Wednesday, March 31.

CCTV footage shows he was wearing all black and had a black satchel bag with a white ‘ADIDAS’ logo, worn across his lower back, when he was last seen.

Detective Chief Inspector Nicki Beecher, from the Met’s Area West...

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