The coroner told the hearing the preliminary cause of death has been given as manual strangulation, pending further test results.

An inquest has been opened into the death of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, whose body was found in a car boot after it is believed she was strangled.

Senior coroner Anne Pember opened the hearing at Northampton Coroner’s Court on Wednesday and adjourned the inquest to May 21 next year.

Ms Pember said: “I open an inquest touching on the death of Harshita Brella, a 24-year-old lady found in a vehicle in Ilford.

“The East Midlands Special Operations Major Crime Unit have informed me that Harshita........

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