Four people have been charged with the murder of a Havering teenager in Woodford Green.

The body of Luke Harwood, 18, was found in Broadmead Playing Fields on Monday night.

He died from severe head injuries.

James Danby, 26, of no fixed abode, has been charged with murder and two counts of perverting the course of justice.

Kahalid Hassan, 19, of Crow Lane, Romford, has been charged with murder and one count of perverting the course of justice.

Tony O’Toole, 29, of Crow Lane, Romford, has been charged with murder and two counts of perverting the course of justice.

Emma Hall, 20, of Crow Lane, Romford, has been charged with murder and two counts of perverting the course of justice.

Another man, Billy Duggan, 20, also of Crow Lane, Romford, has been charged with two counts of perverting the course of justice.

They will all appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court today.