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A body which has been recovered from the River Thames by police is being linked to a murder investigation in Kent, officers said.
Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, was shot dead in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub just after 7pm on Valentine’s Day, Kent Police said.
The suspect, named as Edvard Stockings or Smith, was known to Ms Smith.
Later that evening police said they found a car abandoned on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge which crosses the Thames at Dartford 17 miles away.
A man had fallen into the water below.
On Saturday, police said a body was found in the Thames near Rainham, Essex, at around 3.45pm on Friday.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but, the man’s family have been informed, police confirmed.
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