A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Bethnal Green.
Mizanur Rahman, 45, is due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 16 August after being charged today.
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at around 21:00hrs on Thursday, 14 August, to an address in Russia Lane, Bethnal Green.
At the scene, officers found Sufia Khatun, 73, with a serious head injury. Despite the efforts of paramedics, she was pronounced dead.
Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.
The investigation is being led by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.
