Second arrest over fatal stabbing of teenager Jodie Chesney
A second person has been arrested over the murder of teenager Jodie Chesney.
Scotland Yard said a male suspect, whose age cannot be stated, was in custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder in London on Friday morning.
Jodie, 17, was in a park in Harold Hill, east London, when she was approached by two males and knifed from behind in a seemingly motiveless attack on March 1.
She had been socialising with friends at the time.
Jodie was pronounced dead just over an hour after officers were called to the scene of the attack at about 9.25pm.
A 20-year-old man arrested in Leicester on Tuesday evening remains in custody, police said.
Jodie was playing music with five other teenagers in the park when they became aware of two males who left at around 9pm without interacting with them, the Metropolitan Police said.
About 30 minutes later, the pair returned and one stabbed Jodie in the back without saying a word, officers added.