Trio charged after 17-year-old suffered life changing injures in Harlow
Essex police have secured charges against three people following serious assault in Harlow on 2 February 2025
Three people have been charged following a serious assault in Harlow on 2 February 2025.
Essex police received a call at 9:15am of reports of an injured 17-year-old boy in a car park in the Guilfords area.
His e-bike had been stolen and he had sustained multiple head injuries.
The boy has suffered life-changing injuries and his recovery is continuing.
Detectives are continuing to piece together how he came to suffer these injuries.
Lee Farrugia was arrested in Harlow on the afternoon of Monday 10 February.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, he was charged with robbery.
The 29-year-old, of Spruce Hill, Harlow, was further charged with dangerous driving, three counts of theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.
He remains in custody and is next due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday 10 April.
Jason Millard, 36, of Oakdale Road, London, E7, was arrested on Tuesday 11 March.
He was subsequently charged with burglary and handling stolen goods, and appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 12 March.
Millard was remanded in custody until a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday 9 April.
Charlie Farrugia, 23, of Spruce Hill, Harlow, was arrested on Wednesday 12 March and charged with robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, and possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis).
He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Thursday 13 March, and has been remanded in custody until a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday 10 April.
The public can still contact detectives directly using a public portal here quoting incident 348 of 2 February.