A body has been found at a park in Harrow, and police have cordoned off the scene while enquiries continue.
Police were called to Newton Farm Ecology Park in Harrow at 9.37am on Thursday, November 5, after the body was found.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 09:37hrs on Thursday, 5 November to Newton Farm Ecology Park, Harrow after the body was found. Forensic work is underway to establish the person’s identity and inform their next-of-kin. A crime scene is in place while enquiries continue. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1822/05NOV.”
Photos from the scene show a heavy police presence with a cordon in place.
Newton Farm Ecology Park sits off Alexandra Avenue in Rayners Lane, Harrow, a small nature reserve tucked behind housing. Police have not said when the person died, or how long the body had been there.
Forensic work to establish the identity of the person found is the first step in an investigation of this kind, before officers can inform the next of kin. Until that work is complete, police do not release details about the person, and no cause of death has been stated.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference 1822/05NOV.
Read our earlier report on human bones found in Seven Kings Park, Ilford, and our report on three people injured in a stabbing at Harrow on the Hill station.
