Maria Rawlings attended the King George Hospital in Goodmayes on Monday last week
(Picture: Met )Detectives have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murdering mother-of-two Maria Rawlings, whose body was discovered in Romford last week.
The man was arrested on Sunday and taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody.
It comes after Ms Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex was found dead in Little Heath, Romford by a man walking his dog about 2pm on May 4.
A post-mortem examination at Walthamstow Mortuary the next day gave a preliminary cause for her death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.
Officers are still appealing for witnesses.
On May 3, Ms Rawlings attended the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, before leaving on foot to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12, police said.
Detectives believe someone may have approached her while she was walking on that road.
Anyone with information to contact police via the incident room on 020 8345 3865; via 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD3551/4May.
