{"id":477123,"date":"2026-04-12T20:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477123"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:25:35","slug":"teen-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-of-14-year-old-eghosa-ogbebor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-london\/teen-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-of-14-year-old-eghosa-ogbebor\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen charged with murder after shooting of 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A 16-year-old boy from Romford has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor after a shooting in Woolwich last Thursday (2 April). <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16-year-old was initially released on bail but was arrested again on Thursday 9 April and charged with Eghosa&#8217;s murder on Friday 10 April.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The teenager was first arrested on the Saturday after the shooting, which took place at around 15:40pm on Thursday 2 April on Lord Warwick Street in Woolwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service and found Eghosa seriously injured. 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