By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Former East Area Command Unit officer Syed Ali was arrested at Ilford Police Station. Photos: Google Maps/Met Police A former police sergeant has been sentenced for harassment after engaging in ‘unwanted and inappropriate contact’ with a witness. Syed Ali, formerly attached to the East Area Command Unit which polices Redbridge, harassed a female member of the public between May and July 2020. The 46-year-old came into contact with the woman while working for Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) in 2015. In May 2020, two years after transferring to East Area Command Unit, Ali began to engage in unwanted and inappropriate contact with the same witness by messaging her on his work phone.
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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.
EXCLUSIVE: The body of Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in Chelmsford, Essex, was found in shrubbery near Little Heath in Romford at around 2pm on Tuesday.