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Wembley deaths: Bodies of two women found in northwest London park

Police investigating circumstances after discovery on Sunday afternoon

Peter Stubley
Sunday 07 June 2020 18:25 BST
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Officers were called to the scene at Fryent Country Park off Slough Lane, Kingsbury, at 1.08pm
Officers were called to the scene at Fryent Country Park off Slough Lane, Kingsbury, at 1.08pm (Google)

Two women have been found dead at a park in northwest London.

Police were called to Fryent Country Park off Slough Lane in Kingsbury near Wembley at 1.08pm on Sunday.

The women, who have not been identified, were unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives have been informed but police are still investigating the circumstances.

There have been no arrests.

The London Ambulance Service was also called to the scene at 1.25pm.

“We sent an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic practitioner and an incident response officer, with our first medic arriving in less than six minutes,” a spokesperson said.

“Sadly, two people were found dead at the scene.”

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: ”Police were called to Fryent Country Park, Slough Lane in Wembley at 13:08hrs on Sunday, 7 June to a report of two women found unresponsive.”

“Officers attended and two women were found, they were pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed and post-mortem examinations will take place in due course

“Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident continue. Homicide detectives have been informed. No arrests.”

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