 The death of a missing student found in a pond in Epping Forest was 'consistent with drowning', an inquest has heard. Richard Okorogheye, 19, had been missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove, west London for two weeks when he was discovered in the Essex woodland on April 5, 2021. The teenager, who had sickle cell anaemia, left his home on the evening of March 22 without his medication. His mum Evidence Joel – who has previously spoken to the Metro about her son -phoned police the next day but Mr Okorogheye was not officially recorded as missing until two days later. Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) later launched an investigation and concluded that officers provided an 'unacceptable level of service' to Ms Joel and the force should apologise to her. It said the performance of three police officers and three call handlers fell below the standard expected, but their actions did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action. The IOPC investigation found that Mr Okorogheye should have been classed as a missing person earlier and he was seen as low risk for too long. It also noted that a call handler){kind=link}
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The death of a missing student found in a pond in Epping Forest was ‘consistent with drowning’, an inquest has heard.
Richard Okorogheye, 19, had been missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove, west London for two weeks when he was discovered in the Essex woodland on April 5, 2021.
The teenager, who had sickle cell anaemia, left his home on the evening of March 22 without his medication.
His mum Evidence Joel – who has previously spoken to the Metro about her son -phoned police the next day but Mr Okorogheye was not officially recorded as missing until two days later.