Two people found dead in Romford hotel

04 July 2023 by
Two people found dead in Romford hotel

A man and a woman have been found dead at a hotel in Romford.

The police were called at 12:43hrs on Saturday, 1 July, after reports that the pair were unresponsive at the property in Mercury Gardens.

The Caterer understands that an unidentified substance was also discovered at the scene.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade. A man, aged 28, and a woman, aged 54, were pronounced dead at the scene.

"Their next of kin have been informed and post-mortem examinations will take place in due course.

"The deaths are being treated as unexpected and further enquiries are taking place to establish the circumstances."

The Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email

Start the working day with The Caterer’s free breakfast briefing email

Sign Up and manage your preferences below

Check mark icon
Thank you

You have successfully signed up for the Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email and will hear from us soon!

Jacobs Media Group is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking