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| Maria Jane Rawlings: CCTV of man released in mother murder case | Maria Jane Rawlings: CCTV of man released in mother murder case |
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| CCTV of man on a bus | CCTV of man on a bus |
| Police investigating the murder of a mother of two whose body was found in shrubbery have released video of a man they would like to identify. | Police investigating the murder of a mother of two whose body was found in shrubbery have released video of a man they would like to identify. |
| Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog on Tuesday afternoon. | Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog on Tuesday afternoon. |
| The man shown on CCTV is travelling on a 364 bus towards Dagenham just after midnight on Wednesday. | The man shown on CCTV is travelling on a 364 bus towards Dagenham just after midnight on Wednesday. |
| Police ask for people to call 999 if they see him. | Police ask for people to call 999 if they see him. |
| Maria Jane Rawlings had attended King George's Hospital on Monday evening, police said | Maria Jane Rawlings had attended King George's Hospital on Monday evening, police said |
| On Monday evening, Ms Rawlings attended the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, east London, before leaving on foot to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12. | On Monday evening, Ms Rawlings attended the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, east London, before leaving on foot to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12. |
| Detectives believe someone may have approached her while she was walking on that road. | Detectives believe someone may have approached her while she was walking on that road. |
| The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem examination gave Ms Rawlings' preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt-force head trauma. | The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem examination gave Ms Rawlings' preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt-force head trauma. |
| Det Ch Insp David Hillier said: "If anyone sees this man, I would ask them not to approach him but to call 999." | Det Ch Insp David Hillier said: "If anyone sees this man, I would ask them not to approach him but to call 999." |
| He added: "My team and I are working around the clock, following a number of inquiries in our work to establish what happened to Maria. | He added: "My team and I are working around the clock, following a number of inquiries in our work to establish what happened to Maria. |
| "Her family are understandably distraught and we are doing all we can to help them as they begin to come to terms with their loss." | "Her family are understandably distraught and we are doing all we can to help them as they begin to come to terms with their loss." |