A woman was taken to hospital by police after she was found ‘running naked’ down Chaldon Way in Coulsdon on Friday.

The Metropolitan Police have said they were called out at roughly 3.15pm and detained the woman under the Mental Health Act.

A member of the public who saw the woman in her 30s took to the Old Coulsdon Residents Association Facebook page to describe what she had seen.

She wrote: “Sadly on my way home I saw a woman running naked down Chaldon Way in distress.

“She may have had some mental health issues. Further down the road were some clothes which may have been hers.

“People had stopped and were on the phone to the police.

“I really feel for this lady and hope to god she is OK.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed the woman was taken to a south London hospital.