The discovery of a dead body on an east London street has seen the police smash down the door of a nearby house.
A man, in his 50s, was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Walton Road in Ilford.
The death is being treated as unexpected and officers have launched an investigation.
Metro understands a house nearby was raided by officers with protective shields earlier today.
A crime scene has also been established around Walton Road and other nearby streets.
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service, who rushed to the scene alongside the Met Police, said: ‘We were called at 4.46am today (23 July) to reports of an incident on Walton Road, Manor Park.
‘We sent a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.
‘Very sadly, a man was pronounced dead at the scene.’
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