BREAKING: Man charged with murder of Zara Aleena.

A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of 35 year old Zara Aleena from Ilford.

A 29 year old man has been charged with the murder of 35 year old Zara Aleena from Ilford. Zara was brutally attacked and murdered as she walked home on Cranbrook Road on Sunday morning.

Jordan McSweeney – 29 (26.03.93) of no fixed abode will appear in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court today, Wednesday, 29 June charged with the murder of 35-year-old Zara Aleena, attempted rape and robbery.

This follows an investigation by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.

An investigation was launched after police were called at 02:44hrs on Sunday, 26 June to reports of woman suffering injuries in Cranbrook Road, Ilford.

Zara was found suffering head injuries – she was taken to hospital where she died later that morning.