Detectives discovered the defendants had access to a number of vehicles, the majority of which had been stolen in the days prior to the attack and each had a.
08:48 EDT, 11 May 2021
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A 20-year-old man has appeared in court today charged with murdering a mother-of-two who was found strangled and beaten to death in bushes.
The body of Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in shrubbery in Little Heath, Romford, by a dog walker on May 4.
Valentin Lazar, of Barking, east London, was charged with committing murder and appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He wore grey prison-issued clothing and spoke only to confirm his personal details through a Romanian interpreter as he stood in the dock.
Lazar was ordered to next appear in custody at the Old Bailey on May 13, which will be his birthday.
Maria Rawlings ‘murder’: Valentin Lazar, 20, in court after mum-of-two, 45, found ‘beaten to death’ in bush
Updated: 11 May 2021, 11:30
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mum who was allegedly strangled and beaten to death.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead in bushes outside a school in Romford, East London, by a dog walker last Tuesday.
A man appeared in court today charged with murder following the death of Maria Jane Rawlings
Valentin Lazar, of Barking, east London, who is charged with committing murder on May 3, appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He spoke only to confirm his personal details through a Romanian interpreter as he stood in the dock.
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12:05 PM May 10, 2021
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murdering Maria Rawlings, whose body was found in Little Heath on May 4.
- Credit: Met Police
Police have made an arrest in connection with the death of Maria Rawlings.
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, May 9 on suspicion of murdering the mother-of-two, 45, from Chelmsford.
He was taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody.
Police were called at 2pm on Tuesday, May 4 after Maria s body was found in shrubbery in Little Heath by someone walking their dog.
Flowers left at Little Heath, where Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead by a man walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem examination gave the mother-of-two s preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.
Man, 20, charged with murder of mum-of-two, 45, found dead in bushes by dog walker
The body of mum-of-two Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in bushes in Little Heath in Romford, east London. Valentin Lazar, 20, of Barking, has been charged with murder
Maria Rawlings was found dead in east London
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