Police judge the pistillate knew her unfortunate and are searching for a "named individual".

By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter

07:26, Mon, Jan 20, 2025 | UPDATED: 07:27, Mon, Jan 20, 2025

Woolwich

The woman's assemblage was recovered astatine an code successful Argyll Road successful Woolwich. (Image: Google Streetview)

A execution probe has been launched aft a 43-year-old pistillate was recovered dormant successful a south-east London flat.

Blunt unit trauma and caput wounded were fixed arsenic the origin of decease astatine a post-mortem introspection that was held connected Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Detectives judge the pistillate knew her attacker and are trying to find "a named individual", DCI Suzanne Soren of Specialist Crime South said.

The pistillate was recovered aft officers were called to the Argyll Road, Woolwich level astatine astir 5.25pm connected Friday.

Police had been alerted by a study of concerns for the occupant's welfare.

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DCI Soren said: "This is simply a profoundly tragic incidental and our thoughts are precise overmuch with the victim's family, who are being supported by specializer officers.

"At this aboriginal signifier we judge the fishy was known to the unfortunate and we are carrying retired urgent inquiries to hint a named individual."

No further details were fixed astir the suspect.

The woman's adjacent of kin person been informed, but ceremonial recognition has yet to instrumentality place.

Police appealed for anyone with accusation which could assistance the probe to telephone 101 quoting ref: CAD 5231/17Jan.