Richard Okorogheye, 19, is a student found Dead, Epping Forest

[arista]

https://news.sky.com/story/police-increasingly-concerned-for-welfare-of-oxford-university-student-12259780


[Police are appealing for help to find a
young university student who
has been missing in London for almost a week.
Richard Okorogheye, 19, is a student
at Oxford University and is believed to
have left his family home in
the Ladbroke Grove area of west London
at approximately 8.30pm on 22 March.
He was reported missing two days later,
on Wednesday 24 March.
Met Police said they are
"becoming increasingly
concerned" for Mr Okorogheye's welfare.
He is known to frequent the Westminster,
Hammersmith, and Fulham parts of London,
they added.
Chief Inspector Clare McCarthy of
the Met's Central West Command
Unit said: "Our officers have been working
tirelessly to locate Richard, using all investigative
opportunities and data enquires,
speaking with witnesses and trawling CCTV.
"We are following every lead possible and
are appealing for the public to help us
in our work.
If you may have seen Richard, please contact police.]




I hope he turns up.

[Cherie]

oh no I hope he is found safe

[arista]

Its worse
he did not take his meds with him
he has sickle cell.


His Worried Mother
was on BBC1 London news.

[Ammi]

Police release new images of missing student as mother pleads for public’s help...




Detectives have released new images of missing student Richard Okorogheye as the teenager’s worried mother pleaded for the public’s help with the investigation into his disappearance.

The Metropolitan Police also renewed its appeal for information as it issued CCTV images from the night the 19-year-old was last seen over a week ago.

Mr Okorogheye is believed to have left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on the evening of March 22 and was reported missing two days later.


...images in the link, it’s so concerning because his medication is obviously vital to him...

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-release-images-missing-student-195925184.html

[Niamh.]

I hope he's OK, his mother must be beside herself with worry

[Cherie]

It's gone on too long now I think for there to be a positive outcome :sad:

[arista]

https://e3.365dm.com/21/03/2048x1152/skynews-richard-okorogheye_5325559.jpg?bypass-service-worker&20210331214137



Last image of the lad.


[Police investigating the disappearance
of student Richard Okorogheye have
been carrying out searches in Epping Forest,
Essex, after a new confirmed sighting of him nearby.
Latest enquires have established he took
a taxi journey from the W2 area of London
to a residential street in Loughton.

Officers have now begun combing the
forest as well as carrying out door-to-door
enquiries in the area.]

https://news.sky.com/story/richard-okorogheye-new-confirmed-sighting-of-missing-london-student-as-police-search-forest-in-essex-12262137

[Vicky.]

I hope he is ok, but honestly, after this amount of time its most likely that he is not ok really. Especially if hes without his meds.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/31/21/41191446-0-image-a-48_1617220914228.jpg


[Police investigating disappearance of
Richard Okorogheye searching Essex
The student was seen walking on Smarts Lane,
Loughton towards Epping Forest
Mr Okorogheye is believed to have
left home in west London on March 22]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9424251/Hunt-missing-Oxford-Brookes-student-Richard-Okorogheye-19-switches-Essex.html

Reported on Times Radio DAB News
his phone has not been used
since that last day seen.

[Smithy]

A body has been found

[Ammi]

A body has been found

...such life shattering words for his family to hear...:sad:...

[Black Dagger]

Oh my heart just sank at that. Tragic. His poor mother.

[arista]

[Richard Okorogheye: Police searching for missing
student find a body in Epping Forest pond]

https://news.sky.com/story/police-searching-for-missing-student-richard-okorogheye-find-a-body-in-pond-12263548

[Cherie]

Oh no :sad:

[Vanessa]

I had a bad feeling about this.
It's so sad :bawling:

[hijaxers]

I had a bad feeling about this.
It's so sad :bawling:

Its very sad and he obviously had planned it , tragic when parents have no clue as to their sons state of mind , and they are prob still clueless as to why he made this decision. My heart goes out to them.

[smudgie]

R.I.P. to the poor lad.

[Nicky91]

RIP

[Kazanne]

Such a shame poor guy,RIP

[Niamh.]

Very sad

[user104658]

It is truly tragic and there is clearly this very real elevated risk in young men - whenever you hear of a young woman going missing you immediately think foul play, kidnapping, potential murder but as soon as I saw this story I immediately thought suicide. In both cases it sadly usually turns out to be correct. So many stories of young lads in their late teens going missing from Universities, and so often they turn out to be suicide.

[arista]

It is truly tragic and there is clearly this very real elevated risk in young men - whenever you hear of a young woman going missing you immediately think foul play, kidnapping, potential murder but as soon as I saw this story I immediately thought suicide. In both cases it sadly usually turns out to be correct. So many stories of young lads in their late teens going missing from Universities, and so often they turn out to be suicide.


Yes could well be.
I think its having the medical problem
and have troubles at school.

His Mother must soon look at the body
sadly.

[Cherie]

Yes could well be.
I think its having the medical problem
and have troubles at school.

His Mother must soon look at the body
sadly.

He has been shielding for a year due to sickle cell and only left the house for his blood transfusions

[Niamh.]

He has been shielding for a year due to sickle cell and only left the house for his blood transfusions

No wonder the poor guy was struggling mentally

[Cherie]

No wonder the poor guy was struggling mentally

My question would be why he went so far from his home, he must have known Epping in some way, going into the Forest in the dark and finding a pond is some feat if you don't know the forest

His parents are of the opinion he met someone online and was meeting up with them

[Vanessa]

If he was meeting someone then I wouldn't rule out murder.

[arista]

My question would be why he went so far from his home, he must have known Epping in some way, going into the Forest in the dark and finding a pond is some feat if you don't know the forest

His parents are of the opinion he met someone online and was meeting up with them

But he was alone on both videos
I am sure the Police will update us.

I do not think his parents
knew him well enough.

[Vanessa]

But he was alone on both videos
I am sure the Police will update us.

I do not think his parents
knew him well enough.

Is there CCTV in the forest? Not sure.

[joeysteele]

This is another tragedy.
Really sad.

[thesheriff443]

Unfortunately some give no warning, friends of mine, their son came down stairs said good morning to his brother found the key to his dads gun cabinet went in the shed and shot him self in the head with a shotgun.

[Crimson Dynamo]

One suicide every 40 seconds worldwide :(

[arista]

Is there CCTV in the forest? Not sure.


No, only near the entrance

[Vanessa]

It's been confirmed it was him :sad:

[Ammi]

...so devastating...:sad:..

[Cherie]

His poor Mum, he was an only child :sad:

[arista]

It's been confirmed it was him :sad:


Richard Okorogheye: Body found by police
in Epping Forest lake confirmed as missing student
A post-mortem examination of the
19-year-old's body found no evidence of
physical trauma or assault.




https://news.sky.com/story/body-found-by-police-in-epping-forest-lake-confirmed-as-missing-richard-okorogheye-12268762