A family has paid a heartbreaking tribute to a teenager who died following a distrubance.

Two teenage boys who died in Brentwood have been provisionally identified by Essex Police as 16-year-olds Charlie Preston and Frankie Gater.

Charlie and Frankie died following a disturbance in Regency Court at around 1.30am on Sunday morning (October 24).

A Post mortem examination has been carried out and confirmed both boys had sustained stab wounds.

The family of Charlie Preston have issued a short tribute.

It reads: “Forever our Champ. Mummy and daddy love you.”

Anyone with information on the incident should call us on 101 and cite incident 125 of October 24.