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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.
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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.
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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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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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Man charged with murder of mother whose body was found in bushes in England
The body of 45-year-old Maria Rawlings was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford on 4 May. By Press Association Monday 10 May 2021, 8:47 PM May 10th 2021, 8:47 PM 30,344 Views 0 Comments
Maria Rawlings
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A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who is thought to have been attacked after leaving a hospital in England.
The body of 45-year-old Maria Rawlings was found in bushes in Little Heath, Romford on 4 May.
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.