DETECTIVES investigating the death of a man in Harlow have charged a teenage male with murder this morning. (Monday 28 August).

Tieran Carmody, 18, of Berecroft, Harlow, faces a single charge of murder and is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today.

The charge follows an investigation led by Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate, after a serious assault in Joyners Field, Harlow, on Monday 21 August.

The victim, a man aged in his 30s, sustained a single stab wound and was sadly later pronounced deceased.

A 57-year-old man, from Basildon, arrested yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender, remains in custody for questioning.

An 18-year-old male, from Basildon, arrested on Saturday 26 August on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail while enquiries continue.