Murder investigation launched after woman’s body found in shallow grave

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The body of a missing woman has been found in a shallow grave.

A murder inquiry has been launched after the body of Laureline Garcia-Bertaux was discovered in south-west London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The 34-year-old, from Richmond upon Thames, was reported missing after she did not turn up for work on Monday.

Her body was found in a garden in Darell Road in Kew on Wednesday evening.

No-one has been arrested and a post-mortem examination is to be carried out.

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