A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a transgender escort who was found strangled and beaten last month . Vanessa Santillan 's body was found in a £400,000 flat in Fulham , south west London , at the end of March . The 33-year-old Mexican national , who worked as a transgender escort , died as a result of injuries to the head and neck . Vanessa Santillan , 33 , was killed at the end of March . Her body was found in a flat in Fulham having been strangled and beaten to death . A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with her death but has been bailed . He has been told to return to a London police station for further questioning at a later date . Meanwhile Scotland Yard is appealing to anyone who may have had contact with Miss Santillan in the hours before her death . According to her website Miss Santillan worked in London , Paris and Miami as an escort . Police did not confirm whether her profession was central to the investigation but insisted they would do 'everything ' to solve the case . London Ambulance Service was called to a flat in Romily Court , Fulham , on March 28 at around 9.30pm . Miss Santillan was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered injuries to her head and neck . The woman had been working as a transgender escort , her website revealed . Miss Santillan is understood to have moved to London from Mexico . The woman , who described herself as visiting London from Miami , was pronounced dead at the scene last month . Miss Santillan spoke of her love for London and Paris online in the weeks before her death . Police are urging anyone who had contact with her in the hours before her death to come forward . Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Reeves , who leads the investigation , said : 'We want to speak to anyone who saw Vanessa on Friday or Saturday . 'We need to know why this has happened and we want help from anyone who knew her while she was in London . ' In the weeks before her death Miss Santillan took to social media to talk of her love for London . On her website she described herself as visiting from Miami in search of 'upscale ' gentlemen . Miss Santillan 's body was found when London Ambulance Service was called to an address in Fulham , south west London . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Vanessa Santillan was found dead at a flat in Fulham , south west London . The 33-year-old Mexican national was working as a transgender escort . A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with her death last month . He was bailed pending further inquiries as police continue investigation . Police said the two men were known to each other and had been involved in similar activities before she died.