A MAN is being held on suspicion of murder after a body was found at a home in Hayes.

Police went to the house in Whittington Avenue on Monday morning, following concerns over a missing person, and found the body of a woman in her early 30s.

A 26-year-old man was later arrested in hospital, where he remains. His condition is not life-threatening.

The two are believed to known each other. Nobody else is being sought.

Anyone with information should call police on 020 8721 4205 or, to remain anonymous, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.