Murder investigation launched following death of woman in Woolwich

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in south east London.

Police were called to a flat in Argyll Road SE18 at around 17.25hrs on Friday, 17 January following concerns for the welfare of the occupant.

Officers gained entry to the property and found a woman, aged 43, who was sadly deceased.

Next of kin has been informed, however we await formal identification.

A post mortem held on Saturday, 18 January gave cause of death as blunt force trauma and head injury.

DCI Suzanne Soren, Specialist Crime South, said: “This is a deeply tragic incident and are thoughts are very much with the victim’s family who are being supported by specialist officers. At this early stage we believe the suspect was known to the victim and we are carrying out urgent enquiries to trace a named individual.”

+ Anyone with information which could assist the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting ref: CAD 5231/17Jan.