PICTURE: Greenford murder victim
Greenford murder victim named
Paula Castle, 85, has died in hospital after being injured in a robbery in Greenford. Police say they're treating the death as murder, and are appealing for witnesses.
Police name Greenford murder victim
Detectives investigating the murder of a pensioner mugged in west London have named her.
Paula Castle, 85, of Westbridge Gardens, Greenford, died after being robbed in an alleyway off Oldfeld Lane South, Greenford.
Police were called at approximately 1.50pm on 19 November to reports of the incident.
Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found an 85-year-old woman collapsed and conscious with a head injury.
Mrs Castle, a widow who lived alone, was initially taken to Ealing Hospital, then transferred to St Mary's Hospital, where her condition deteriorated and she died at 2.14am on 20 November.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place from noon today at Uxbridge Mortuary.
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Post-mortem to be carried out on pensioner
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on a pensioner who died after being mugged yesterday.
The eighty five year old was attacked in broad daylight in Greenford.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Police appeal for help after Greenford murder
Detectives investigating the death of an 85 year-old woman have urged witnesses to come forward. The woman received a head injury when she was robbed in Greenford this afternoon and died in hospital. Detective Chief Inspector Russell Taylor urged witnesses to help.
Woman dies after Greenford robbery
An 85 year-old woman has died in hospital after a robbery in Greenford in Ealing. Police were called to the scene in an alleyway yesterday afternoon where they found the victim. She later died during the night.
Her family has been informed. No arrests have yet been made.