Police name Dagenham fire victim as 17-year-old is charged with murder, arson

1 August 2024, 15:54 | Updated: 1 August 2024, 16:00

Robert Price was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters entered the property on Oval Road North around 5:40pm on Saturday, July 27th.
Robert Price was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters entered the property on Oval Road North around 5:40pm on Saturday, July 27th. Picture: Google Maps

By Lauren Lewis

Police have named the victim of a fire at a residential property in Dagenham on Saturday as 76-year-old Robert Price.

Listen to this article

Loading audio...

Mr Price was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters entered the property on Oval Road North around 5:40pm on Saturday, July 27th.

A post-mortem examination held on Monday gave the cause of death as inhalation of fire fumes and burns.

It comes after a 17-year-old boy was charged over Mr Price's death.

The teenager appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

He was remanded in custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, August 2.

Another male, who was arrested in connection with the investigation, has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Read more: Woman charged with 25 counts of child cruelty, ABH and attempted GBH at £1,900-a-month nursery

Read more: Woman dies after being mauled by dog in Southend, as two dogs seized from property in Essex town

Police continue to appeal for witnesses and information in relation to this incident.

If you were in the area of Oval Road North between 17:00hrs-18:00hrs on Saturday, 27 July and saw the incident or the events surrounding the incident then please get in touch.

Any drivers who were passing through the area around that time and may have captured anything on dash cam are also urged to contact police.

If you have information that could assist then please contact officers on 101 or message @MetCC on X and quote CAD5619/27Jul.

You can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.

More Latest News

See more More Latest News

Breaking
Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire deal, US says following Saudi talks

Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire deal, US says following Saudi talks

United Airlines Boeing 777 Departing From Newark

Passengers left fuming after flight forced to divert after pilot forgets passport

David Bowie's former London home goes up for sale for under £500,000

David Bowie's former London home goes on sale for under £500,000

More than 200,000 passengers were affected

Counter-terror police say fire that shut Heathrow ‘not a criminal matter’

Trump has defended Mike Waltz following his groupchat disaster

'He's a good man': Trump defends Mike Waltz saying he 'made a mistake' following groupchat fiasco

Chantel Bellew

Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 34

08 November 2020. London, UK. Actor, politician and leader of the Reclaim Party Laurence Fox and veterans pays his respects at the Royal Military memorial on Remembrance Sunday at  at Hyde Park Corner. Photo bye Ray Tang.

Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence after ‘sharing upskirting photo' on social media

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold has reportedly agreed to join Real Madrid

Trent Alexander-Arnold 'agrees to leave Liverpool and join Real Madrid'

Female athletes compete in the 2024 Olympics 100 metres final

Female athletes to undergo mandatory testing to make sure they are biological women and 'protect sport's integrity'

Exclusive
School students browsing books in library

Kids ‘swipe books like they’re iPads’, says primary teacher - as child literacy drops since Covid

How the Lower Thames Crossing could look

£10bn Lower Thames Crossing greenlit after £300m planning application that ran 250 times as long as War and Peace

Emile, 2, went missing from a holiday home in the Alps and his remains were found months later

Grandparents of French boy, 2, found dead in Alps arrested on suspicion of murder and hiding his corpse

It is not appropriate for ministers to accept free concert tickets, housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said.

It's not appropriate for ministers to accept free concert tickets, says housing minister in swipe at Rachel Reeves

Tourists visiting Arlington Row in Bibury

'England's most beautiful village' flooded by 'intolerable' TikTok tourists, as residents hit back

Charlie Mullins has revealed he was threatened with being stripped of his OBE

Labour threatened to take my OBE, says Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins

Matthew Pennycook

Government 'laser focused' on not buying solar panels from companies with forced labour, says minister