Man arrested on suspicion of murder released without charge

A man arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body in Southend has been released without charge after a post-mortem examination provisionally determined she died of natural causes.

Police were contacted at 10.10am on Thursday, April 12, 2012 with reports of the body of a woman from Southend being found in a communal area of a property converted in to flats in Chancellor Road, Southend.

A 43-year-old man from Southend was arrested on suspicion of murder.

A post-mortem examination carried out on the same evening provisionally showed the woman died from natural causes.

Detectives have released the man from custody without charge.

Officers will now prepare a file for the coroner.