Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 80-year-old woman found dead

A man has been arrested after an 80-year-old woman was found dead in a bathtub in east London.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Rushden Gardens in Ilford on Friday morning.

She was found unconscious and not breathing. Paramedics tried to revive her but she was pronounced dead at the scene an hour later.

The 54-year-old suspect, who was known to the woman, was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody.

A post-mortem is due to take place in due course and the woman’s family has been informed, the Met Police said.

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