A young woman has died after being found with severe burns in the early hours of this morning.
Firefighters were called after a fire was reported near the Tesco Extra supermarket at the junction of West Barnes Lane and Burlington Road in New Malden at 1.12am.
There they found the body of a woman in the road outside the store.
The woman, blieved to be 18-years-old, had suffered severed burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kins have been informed.
It is believed the fire started at a nearby home in Linkway.
West Barnes Lane is closed as the London Fire Brigade and the Metropolitan Police investigate the cause of the fire.
Do you know more? Email dlindsell@london.newsquest.co.uk.
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