A MURDER investigation has been launched after a 27-year-old mother of two was found dead following a house fire in Dagenham. Fire crews were called to the blaze in Lake Gardens at 1am this morning (Thursday) and discovered the woman on the ground floor.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a 27-year-old mother of two was found dead following a house fire in Dagenham.

Fire crews were called to the blaze in Lake Gardens at 1am this morning (Thursday) and discovered the woman on the ground floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have released her name tonight as Natalie Correa, of Lake Gardens, Dagenham.