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'Death of my teenage son torments me every day - I want him to knock on my door'

The mum of a teenage boy found dead in the woods after going missing for over a week has spoken about the heartbreaking torment she faces every day.

Nineteen-year-old Richard Okorogheye's lifeless body was found in Epping Forest on 5 April 2021 after going missing from his home in west London for over a week.

His mother Evidence Joel told The Independent: "Richard left a big hole and life has never been the same. Sometimes I imagine he’s travelled and he’ll come back but it’s a year now and that seems impossible.

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