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Woman found dead in London park may have been murdered – police North London murder victim named as Iuliana Tudos
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A woman found dead in a north London park may have been murdered on Christmas Eve, police have said. A woman who was murdered in a north London park over Christmas has been named by police as Iuliana Tudos.
Her body was found in a building in Finsbury Park on Wednesday, New Scotland Yard said. Detectives believe she may have been killed several days previously. A murder inquiry is under way after the discovery of the 22-year-old’s body in a building in Finsbury Park on Wednesday, New Scotland Yard said.
DCI Nicola Wall said: “We believe that this woman was attacked whilst in the park and this may have occurred on Christmas Eve. Her body was discovered in an outbuilding next to a sports pitch. Detectives believe she may be been killed on Christmas Eve after an evening out with friends. Her next of kin, who are abroad, have been informed.
“We are trying to establish the motive for the attack and would like to hear from anyone who has seen anything suspicious in that part of Finsbury Park around the Christmas holiday period.” No arrests have been made in connection with the murder and the scene remains cordoned off as police continue their investigation.
The body of the woman, thought to have been in her 20s, was found shortly before 4.30pm by a member of the public. She has yet to be formally identified and a postmortem was due to take place on Thursday. DCI Nicola Wall, from the homicide and major crime command, who is leading the investigation, appealed to the public to come forward with any information they may have that could help officers.
“Iuliana’s body was discovered in an outbuilding next to a sports pitch. We believe that she may have been attacked on Saturday 24 December – Christmas Eve – but we want to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in that part of Finsbury Park over the Christmas period,” she said.
“We are still trying to piece together a timeline of events and are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry as regards to a motive.”
A postmortem is being conducted at Haringey mortuary and a result is expected by Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the dedicated incident room on 020-8785 8244, tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555 111.