Jodie Chesney murder suspect appears in court after 17-year-old girl scout stabbed to death
The Surinamese national, of East London, today appeared at Barkingside Magistrates Court in a grey tracksuit.Sending Ong-a-kwie to the Old Bailey for trial, magistrate Garry Lucie said: "You have been charged with murder on the 1 March, murdering Jodie Chesney.", 20, and a 16-year-old boy over the murder of the young Explorer Scout.
Petrovic, from Romford and the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are due to be tried at the Old Bailey in September and Ong-a-kwie is likely to join them in the dock. Another three people - a 50-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, both from Dagenham, and a 17-year-old boy who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and have all been released on bail.
Friends had battled to save the life of Jodie after she was fatally knifed and collapsed from an 18cm stab wound.BAD MARRIAGE'WE'LL FIND MADDIE'Man develops killer BRAIN infection after using cotton buds to clean his earsMEMBER MUTILATEDJodie's death on March intensified the outrage over knife crime in London and locals have paid tribute to her across Romford, laying dozens of bouquets and purple ribbons.
It comes as Britain battles a knife crisis with 42 people stabbed to death across the country so far this year -
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