A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's death in Elm Park.
Police attended Cowdray Way at around 9.30pm last night (May 2).
London Ambulance Service were called shortly afterwards, and emergency services found the woman with severe injuries.
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An ambulance crew, a medic in a fast response car and an incident response officer were deployed to the site. Despite their best efforts, the woman died at the scene.
A man in his 70s was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody, a Met Police spokesperson has confirmed.
They said: “The man arrested and the woman who died were known to each other."
Officers believe they know the identity of the dead woman and work is underway to inform her next of kin, the spokesperson added.
A crime scene remains in place and enquiries continue into the circumstances of her death.
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