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
Man, 20, charged with murder of mum-of-two, 45, found dead in bushes by dog walker
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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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