Man, 20, in court accused of murdering girl scout Jodie Jodie Chesney, 17, was stabbed in the back in a park in Harold Hill, East London The Explorer Scout described by her father as a ‘great girl' died at the scene Manuel Petrovic appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder
By Mail on Sunday Reporter
Published: 23:51 GMT, 9 March 2019 | Updated: 23:52 GMT, 9 March 2019
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A 20-year-old Croatian man appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of teenager Jodie Chesney, whose death shocked the nation.
Manuel Petrovic looked calm as he was led into the glass dock at Barkingside Magistrates Court in East London for a three-minute hearing.
Miss Chesney, right, was stabbed in the back as she listened to music with her boyfriend and friends in a park in Harold Hill, East London, on March 1.
Jodie Chesney, 17, was stabbed in the back in a park in Harold Hill, East London
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