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.
Published:
8:17 PM May 8, 2021
Updated:
8:51 AM May 10, 2021
Police have released images of a man they would like to identify who they believe could have information in the murder of Maria Jane Rawlings, who was found in shrubbery in Chadwell Heath.
- Credit: MPS
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in shrubbery in Chadwell Heath have released CCTV stills and moving footage of a man they would like to identify.
Maria Jane Rawlings was aged 45 and a mother-of-two daughters living in the Chelmsford area
- Credit: Met Police
Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of Maria Jane Rawlings, a 45-year-old mother of two, was found in Little Heath at 2pm on Tuesday, May 4 by someone walking their dog.
Mum, 45, found dead in bush by dog walker sparking murder probe
Police have launched a murder investigation after mum-of-two Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead in bushes by a dog walker in Little Heath, Romford in east London
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A dog walker made the discovery
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It is believed that while walking on this road, someone may have approached Maria.
Det Ch Insp David Hillier, leading the investigation, said: My team and I are working around the clock following a number of enquiries in our work to establish what happened to Maria. Her family are understandably distraught and we are doing all we can to help them as they begin to come to terms with their loss. Now I am asking for the public to help us. I want to hear from anyone who knew Maria and knows about where she had been and who she had been associating with.