A woman in her 80s has been found dead at a home in Orpington.
The discovery was made by emergency services in Main Street at around 11.20am today (December 11).
Officers and London Ambulance Service crews were called to the scene.
The cause of the woman's death is currently unknown as police enquiries continue.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Officers were contacted by the London Ambulance Service at around 11:20hrs on Monday, 11 December after a woman in her eighties was found dead in a property in Main Street, Orpington.
“The cause of death is currently unknown and enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called today (11 December) at 11:00am to reports of a person falling unwell at an address on Main Road, Orpington.
“We sent an ambulance crew and two medics in fast-response cars to the scene.
“Our first medic arrived in less than six minutes.
“Very sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.”
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