A man and a woman were found dead at a Premier Inn along with what police described as a “substance”.
Metropolitan Police officers were called to the hotel located in Mercury Gardens, Romford, at 12.43pm on Saturday after the pair were found “unresponsive”.
They were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Specialist officers also headed to the hotel “due to concerns” regarding the substance found.
Members of the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade also headed to the hotel to attend the scene, a police spokesperson said.
The two deaths are being treated as “unexpected”, the police force said in a statement.
The statement didn’t provide further information on the unidentified substance.
Speaking about the incident in East London, a Met Police statement read: “Police were called at 12:43hrs on Saturday, 1 July after two people were found unresponsive at a hotel in Mercury Gardens, Romford.
“Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade. A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.
“Specialist officers also attended due to concerns about a substance that was found at the scene.
“The deaths are being treated as unexpected and further enquiries are taking place to establish the circumstances.”
The hotel paid tribute to the man and woman found dead in a brief statement.
A Premier Inn spokesperson told the Mirror: “Our thoughts are with the friends and family of these guests at this terribly sad time. Our team are assisting the police with their investigation.”
