THE body of a woman has been found in the River Roding close to the Redbridge roundabout.

Police were called to the scene by a member of the public who spotted the woman's body in the river at 1.25pm this afternoon (August 12).

The woman has not yet been identified and her death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.

A post mortem will take place tomorrow (August 13) at East Ham mortuary.

More to follow.

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