A 33 year old man has been arrested

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead in her flat in Chilworth Court on Tuesday 10th December. The victim has been formally identified as 61 year old Anna Maria Thomas.

A post mortem examination at St Georges Hospital Mortuary on Thursday, gave the cause of her death as compression of the neck. An inquest will open and adjourn in due course.

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, December 10, on suspicion of murder. He has since been sectioned under the mental health act.

Detectives have appealed to people who knew her to call the incident room at Sutton Police Station on 020 8721 4205, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

December 15, 2013