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image captionMaria Jane Rawlings had attended King George s Hospital on Monday evening, police said
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother of two was discovered dead in east London.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found in a shrubbery in Romford on 4 May by a man who had been walking his dog.
A post-mortem examination gave her preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt-force head trauma.
The Met said a 20-year-old man had been held on Sunday and remains in custody.
Ms Rawlings family have been informed, the force added.
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A murder investigation has been launched after the discovery of a mother-of-two’s body in shrubbery in east London.
The body of the 45-year-old, who has two daughters, was discovered by a man walking his dog in Little Heath in the east London town, according to police.
The Metropolitan Police said preliminary findings from a post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.
Police said homicide detectives are investigating the case.
There had been no arrests as of Friday morning.
Ms Rawlings, who lived in the Chelmsford area in Essex, had visited Kings Georges Hospital in Ilford, east London, on Monday evening.
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image captionMaria Jane Rawlings had attended King George s Hospital on Monday evening, police said
A man has been charged with murdering a mother of two who was found dead near a hospital in east London.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found in a shrubbery in Romford on 4 May by a man who had been walking his dog.
Valentin Lazar, from Barking, has been charged with her murder, the Met Police said.
The 20-year-old is due to appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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image captionFlowers were left at Little Heath in Romford where Maria Jane Rawlings was found dead by a man walking his dog
Updated: 10 May 2021, 12:29
THIS is the chilling moment a mum was grabbed in the street before she was strangled and dumped in a bush.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead in Romford, East London, by a dog walker on Tuesday afternoon with her killer still on the loose.
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She had been strangled and possibly bludgeoned to death, a post-mortem revealed.
Horrifying footage appears to show the moment Maria was taken off the street and led to shrubbery where her body was found.
As they disappear from view, a white car can be seen driving past.
The video was filmed on a homeowner s security camera at around 11.17pm on Monday and has been shown to police, Mail Online reports.