Hayes death: Fourth killing in four days as woman’s body found at house

A fourth person has been killed in London in four days, police say after a woman was found dead in a west London home.

A man has been arrested in hospital on suspicion of murder after the victim was found at a house in west London.

Scotland Yard said officers were called at 9.35am yesterday following concerns for the welfare of a missing woman.

The body of the woman in her early thirties was then found in a property in Hayes.

Later the same day a 26-year-old man, who is known to the victim, was arrested at a west London hospital. His condition is not life-threatening.

The property on Whittington Avenue was cordoned off today as detectives examined the scene and forensic experts investigated how long the body had been in the house.

A post-mortem examination was due to be held today to establish how the woman died.

Police have said no-one else was being sought in connection with the killing.

One neighbour said: “I didn’t hear anything even though it is a quiet road. The family that live there just moved in. They haven’t been here long, so no one really knows them.”

Another resident said the family who lived at the address were Polish.

The murder is the fourth killing in the capital in just four days.

On Saturday a 19-year-old was killed in a drive-by-shooting in a residential street in Walthamstow , while hours earlier a 20-year-old DJ was stabbed to death at a party in Stamford Hill.

On Friday a 75-year-old man was found dead with serious head injuries in East Ham.

Early this month the number of homicides in the capital passed the 100 mark, the earliest it has reached the figure in 10 years.

Anyone with information should call 020 8721 4205 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.