Police have begun a murder enquiry after a 34-year-old woman was found dead at a house in Harrow’s Berridge Green just after midnight.
Police were called at 00:18am this morning to reports of a serious assault.
Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and a 34-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of murder. He is currently in custody at a north London police station and enquiries continue.
A police spokesperson said: “At this early stage it is believed that the victim and the man arrested are known to each other.
“A special post-mortem has been arranged for the afternoon of Wednesday, 7 January at Northwick Park Hospital, Until the post-mortem has been held we will not discuss injuries or speculate on cause of death.”
Next of kin have yet to be informed.