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

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.

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

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

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.