By Press Association 2021
Little Heath, Romford, east London, where Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead by a man walking his dog (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
A 20-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of mother-of-two Maria Rawlings.
The suspect was held on Sunday on suspicion of killing Ms Rawlings, 45, whose body was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford on May 4.
Police believe she was attacked after leaving the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, the previous evening, walking to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12.
Maria Jane Rawlings (Metropolitan Police/PA)
A post-mortem examination found that she had been strangled and had suffered head injuries.
A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of mother-of-two Maria Rawlings.
The body of the 45-year-old grandmother was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford, east London, on Tuesday, May 4.
Police believe she was attacked after leaving the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, the previous evening.
She was walking to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12 when, according to police, she was grabbed off the street and forced into bushes.
Valentin Lazar from Barking has tonight been charged with Ms Rawlings murder.
Maria Jane Rawlings (pictured above), 45, from Chelmsford, Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, by a man who was walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday
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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