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Best friend, 18, of student Richard Okorogheye, 19, reveals trolls prank called her during the two weeks he was missing to claim they had seen him or his body. before he was found dead in Epping Forest
Hala Mohamad, 18, was friends with student, 19, who went missing from home in West London on March 22
Richard Okorogheye was found dead on other side of the capital in Epping Forest two weeks later on April 5
Miss Mohamad received really stupid prank calls of people saying I ve seen Richard, or I ve found his body
She told her friends at the time that she was struggling to handle it because in a stupid way it gave me hope
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Richard Okorogheye s body was found in a lake in Epping Forest. Photo: PA Police handling of the disappearance of Richard Okorogheye are to be investigated by a watchdog following complaints by his mother. The 19-year-old, who had sickle cell disease, went missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove, west London, on the evening of March 22. His mother, Evidence Joel, contacted police the following day, but h was not officially recorded as missing until 8am on March 24. Mr Okorogheye’s body was found in Epping Forest, Essex on April 5.
His mother Evidence Joel said she had been disappointed with the police response to her son Richard Okorogheye s initial disappearance from home in west London.