The death is being treated as suspicious and police activity will continue over the weekend.

Police said it was thought to be a 'targeted incident'

Cops found the body while responding to reports from colleagues in Northamptonshire raising concerns about the welfare of a woman believed to be in the east London area.

Detectives believe the woman has been the victim of a "targeted incident".

The body of a 24-year-old woman was found in the boot of a car in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Northamptonshire Police is working with the Metropolitan Police after the discovery in east London.

The police investigation led to the discovery of a woman's body inside the boot of a vehicle on a residential road in Ilford and officers are treating the death as suspicious

Police were called to Ilford High Road, near to the Redbridge Council building, today at 5.25pm.

Harshita Brella was reported missing on November 13 by the authorities after police conducted a welfare check at her home in Skegness Walk, Corby and got no answer.

A woman’s body has been found in the boot of a car in East London.

The woman, who has not been named but is from Corby in Northamptonshire, may have been the victim of a "targeted incident", police say.