Police searching for 22-year-old Keely Donovan from Chingford have found the body of woman.

The grim discovery was made in a flat in Leytonstone . A man’s body was also found at Ilford station.

It is believed to be that of Ms Donovan’s former boyfriend Kin Bruno Rothe.

Although nothing has been confirmed it is thought that Rothe killed his ex-girlfriend before committing suicide.

Fears were raised about Ms Donovan’s safety when she failed to return to her Sinclair Road home on Friday.

Ms Donovan, who worked for an insurance firm in the City, had told colleagues that she was going for a drink after work.

Text messages saying she would be coming home were sent to her parents but she never turned up.

The woman’s body was discovered inside a property in Fillibrooke Road.

A police spokesman said detectives were keeping an "open mind" regarding the both deaths.

A post-mortem examination is being carried out on the woman's body today.