Loughton: Kidnap and murder charges after Tottenham man found dead in woodland

Three people have been charged with the murder of a man whose body was discovered in an Essex woodland two days after going missing.

Koray Alpergin, 43, from Tottenham, was found dead near Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton, Essex on Saturday October 15.

Mr Alpergin and a 33-year-old woman were taken from a house in Ebony Crescent in Enfield, north London, on Thursday October 13, police said.

Two men aged 55 and 25 and a 17-year-old boy are due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today (October 20).

Erdogan Ulcay, 55, of Oakeshott Avenue, Camden, Ali Kavak, 25 of De Quincey Road, Tottenham and the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons have also been charged with the kidnap of the woman, who was later found unharmed.

A fourth man, aged 55, was bailed pending further enquiries until mid-November.

Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command continue to support Mr Alpergin’s family.

A post-mortem examination carried out on Monday, October 16, found Mr Alpergin died from severe trauma.

Further forensic tests are taking place.