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Police cordon off Romford road as officers discover woman in her 80s dead inside house

PUBLISHED: 14:52 15 May 2018 | UPDATED: 14:59 15 May 2018

Ashmour Gardens. Photo: Google Maps

Ashmour Gardens. Photo: Google Maps

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Emergency services have closed off part of a residential road in Romford after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside a house.

Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 11.31am today (Tuesday, May 15) to reports of a woman found dead at an address in Ashmour Gardens, Romford.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended.

The woman, aged in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her next-of-kin have been informed.

At this early stage in the investigation, the death is being treated as unexplained.

A cordon is in place.

No arrests have been made.

Enquiries continue.

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