Woman, 43, found battered to death after police forced to break into flat

A 43-year-old pistillate was discovered battered to decease successful her location successful southeast London.

Police were forced to interruption into the level successful Argyll Road successful Woolwich, conscionable earlier 5.30pm connected Friday, aft concerns astir her welfare.

Nothing could beryllium done to assistance the unfortunate and she was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

A station mortem connected Saturday indicated that the origin of decease was blunt unit trauma and caput injury.

The Metropolitan Police has present launched a execution probe and is hunting for her killer, who they judge was known to the victim.

DCI Suzanne Soren, specializer Crime South, described the incidental arsenic ‘deeply tragic,’ adding: ‘Our thoughts are precise overmuch with the victim’s household 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 enquiries to hint a named individual.’

The woman’s adjacent of kin has been informed, but her individuality is yet to beryllium confirmed formally.

The Met has urged anyone with accusation which could assistance with the probe to travel forward. 

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