BARKINGSIDE: Man arrested over girl's death (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Man arrested after girl's body found in Barkingside flat

9:48am Wednesday 8th February 2012 in Redbridge News By Joe Curtis

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a girl.

The 21-year-old man is being questioned after the body of the 17-year-old was found in a flat above a shop in Barkingside yesterday (February 7).

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at 4pm and it has been reported that the girl died after the London Ambulance Service arrived at about the same time to try and save her.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course. We are in the process of informing next of kin and there has not been a formal identification yet.”

Police refused reveal what the man is being held on suspicion of.

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