For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.It was most recently a nightclub named La Luna before it shut down.A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were called just after 1500hrs on Friday, 15 October, to the former Simpson pub on Romford Road, Forest Gate."The premises had been derelict for many years.
A body was discovered during building work on the site."Tests will now be carried out and a post mortem will be held on Tuesday, 19 October to establish further information."The body might have been found sooner but three attempts have been made to renovate the site in recent years, but the bids were refused, the Newham Recorder reported/ A last bid was refused in.
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