Detectives were today investigating after a young woman was found dead in a flat in Royal Court, Brook Mead, Laindon, at 12.40am yesterday.

A post mortem examination was hoped to give police some insight into how the woman, believed to be in her twenties, met her death.

Seven people - five men and two women - who were arrested in connection with the incident were released today.

Published Monday October 21, 2002

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