A teenage boy has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Ashley Woolley, who was stabbed to death on Thursday (December 18).
Police were called to Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, just after 3.15pm after Mr Woolley, who lived in Chelmsford, was stabbed.
He was taken by ambulance to Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital where he later died.
A murder investigation was launched by detectives from the Kent and Essex serious crime directorate and two arrests were made in the early hours of Friday.
A 17-year-old boy from Chelmsford, who cannot be named for legal reasons has now been charged with murder. He gas also been charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.
He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court this morning and was remanded in youth custody to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday, December 22.
A 19-year-old man from Maldon who was also arrested in connection with the investigation has now been released from custody without charge.
