By Press Association 2021
Flowers left at the site where mother Maria Rawlings was found dead (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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.
The body of 45-year-old Maria Rawlings 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.
#CHARGE | Detectives investigating the murder of Maria Rawlings have this evening charged a 20-year-old man in connection with their investigation https://t.co/AfFBP6fzdH
Updated: 10 May 2021, 12:29
THIS is the chilling moment a mum was grabbed in the street before she was strangled and dumped in a bush.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead in Romford, East London, by a dog walker on Tuesday afternoon with her killer still on the loose.
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She had been strangled and possibly bludgeoned to death, a post-mortem revealed.
Horrifying footage appears to show the moment Maria was taken off the street and led to shrubbery where her body was found.
As they disappear from view, a white car can be seen driving past.
The video was filmed on a homeowner s security camera at around 11.17pm on Monday and has been shown to police, Mail Online reports.
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.
By Press Association 2021
Maria Jane Rawlings death
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in shrubbery have released CCTV footage and images of a man they would like to identify.
Mother-of-two Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday.
Detective Chief Inspector David Hillier, who is leading the murder investigation, is seeking help from the public to find a man shown on CCTV while travelling on a 364 bus towards Dagenham just after midnight on Wednesday.
By Press Association 2021
Maria Jane Rawlings death
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in shrubbery have released CCTV footage and images of a man they would like to identify.
Mother-of-two Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday.
Detective Chief Inspector David Hillier, who is leading the murder investigation, is seeking help from the public to find a man shown on CCTV while travelling on a 364 bus towards Dagenham just after midnight on Wednesday.