Footage issued of man sought in Maria Rawlings murder investigation

Detectives investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in shrubbery in Romford have released moving footage and still images of a man they would like to identify. Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of Maria Rawlings, aged 45, was found in Little Heath, Romford, at 14.00hrs on Tuesday, 4 May. A post-mortem examination at Walthamstow Mortuary on Wednesday, 5 May, gave a preliminary cause for Maria's death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.