Essex mum Maria Rawlings was found dead in Romford last week A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who is thought to have been attacked after leaving a hospital. The body of Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford, on May 4. Ms Rawlings, who was from Chelmsford, was found by a dog walker. 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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A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who is thought to have been attacked after leaving a hospital.
The body of Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford, on May 4.
Valentin Lazar, of Barking, east London, who is charged with committing murder on May 3, appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Flowers left at Little Heath where Maria Jane Rawlings was found dead (PA)
He 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.
Essex mum Maria Rawlings was found dead in Romford last week A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who is thought to have been attacked after leaving a hospital. The body of Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford, on May 4. Ms Rawlings, who was from Chelmsford, was found by a dog walker. 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.
Essex mum Maria Rawlings was found dead in Romford last week A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who is thought to have been attacked after leaving a hospital. The body of Maria Rawlings, 45, was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford, on May 4. Ms Rawlings, who was from Chelmsford, was found by a dog walker. 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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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