Man charged with murder after woman found dead in her car in Hackney

Commenting in response Caroline Pidgeon AM said: “The revelations in yesterday’s report were truly abhorrent and I am grateful for the work Baroness Casey has done to shine a light on the institutional problems within the Met. “To learn several hundred officers are potentially facing dismissal really highlights just how widespread the rot within the force has become and pours cold water on the notion by some that this is only about a ‘few bad apples’.
The Met Police arrested the man in connection with the woman's death on Saturday. Credit: PA

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in her car in east London.

The Metropolitan Police said Gogoa Tape, 27, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the death.

The victim, believed to be Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, 25, was found inside her vehicle in Whiston Road in Hackney on Saturday, although they have not formally identified her.

Officers forced entry to the vehicle and attempted to resuscitate the woman before the arrival of ambulance staff, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her family have been informed and a post-mortem examination will begin on Monday.

Tape, of Marsworth House, Whiston Road, was due to appear in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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