DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a 49-year-old man in Chislehurst have charged a 31-year-old Eltham man.

Jason Richardson, of Beanshaw, was arrested last Thursday and charged with murder the next day. He was due to appear before Bromley magistrates on Saturday.

Father-of-two Roy Benefield, whose family are also from the Eltham area, died after a brawl outside the Penny Farthing pub, in White Horse Hill, last week.

Residents reported hearing a woman scream at about 10pm on Monday, August 19, and watched as police descended on the scene shortly after.

One neighbour looked out of her window to see a man lying face down in the pub car park. He died later in Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

Met Police serious crime group officers launched an immediate murder enquiry.