Schoolboy, 14, is found dead in a south London wood

By Larry John Brown

Published: May 16, 2022 | 8:21 PM GMT

A 14-year-old schoolboy who went missing on May 11 has been found dead in a south-London wood.

The death of Jamie Daniel, 14, is being treated as ‘unexplained’, said Met Police, after his body was found in Dene Avenue, Sidcup.

‘Officers responded. The male was pronounced dead at the scene,’ a police spokesperson said.

The male has been formally identified as 14-year-old Jamie Daniel, who had been reported missing from Bexley.’

The last sighting of Jamie was last seen at around 4pm on Wednesday, May 11 getting on a Route 132 bus from Eltham after he left school.

The next day, officers responded to a call at 10.51am on Thursday, May 12, to Dene Avenue after a body was discovered in the nearby woods, according to This Is Local London.

Met Police confirmed the unresponsive boy was Daniel.

‘We ask that his family’s privacy is respected at this very difficult time,’ said the Met Police.

‘The death is currently being treated as unexplained while enquiries continue. A file will be prepared for the Coroner.

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