Two boys arrested during search warrants carried out in Pitsea yesterday by officers investigating the murder of Dwayne Forrester have been charged.

Mr Forrester, 21, was found injured in Little Garth at around 8.45pm on Saturday, July 7 and, sadly, died later in hospital.

A post-mortem examination found he had suffered a stab wound to the chest.

Three warrants were executed at addresses in Buckerills and Stagden Cross.

Seven people were arrested in total.

A 13 year-old boy has been charged with theft from a motor vehicle and a 15 year-old boy has been charged with using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and assaulting a police officer.

They are both due at Basildon Youth Court on August 21.

Five other people have been released under investigation.

Detective Inspector Stuart Truss, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: “The warrants carried out yesterday shows the lengths to which we are going as part of the enquiry into Mr Forrester’s murder.

“My team will continue to use all the investigative tactics available to us to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.

“Information from the community is crucial to our investigation and I need to speak to anyone with information who’s not already come forward.

“If you don’t feel comfortable speaking to the police then you can contact Crimestoppers where you’ll be able to give information 100 per cent anonymously.”

If you have any information about Mr Forrester’s murder you can contact us on 101 quoting incident 1418 of 07/07 or email scd.appeals.essex@essex.pnn.police.uk.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org.