Man arrested after woman found dead in car in London

Police believe suspect, who was detained near scene in Hackney, was known to victim

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a woman who was found unresponsive in a car in east London.

Officers were called to Whiston Road in Hackney just before 6.45am on Saturday, the Metropolitan police said. Police forced entry to the vehicle and attempted to resuscitate the woman before the ambulance staff arrived, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.