Boy, 16, arrested after young woman, 22, stabbed to death on Christmas Eve

25 December 2023 , 12:33

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A police sniffer dog works at the scene

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died on Christmas Eve.

Police were called to reports a 22-year-old woman had a stab injury at a residential property in Bermondsey, southeast London, at around 10pm last night.

Officers attended along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance.

They provided emergency first aid to the woman, however she died at the scene. Her family have been informed.

Urgent enquiries were carried out and a 16-year-old boy, who is known to the victim, was arrested nearby a short time later on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at a police station in south London.

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A 22-year-old woman was stabbed on Sunday night

Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, local policing commander for Southwark, said: "This is a tragic incident and my thoughts are with the woman's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.

"We recognise this will also have an impact on the wider community and we will have additional patrols in the area over the coming days to provide reassurance."

The area has been taped off following the death

Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation. Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie added: "Our investigation continues and a team of detectives are working at pace to establish what happened that resulted in a young woman losing her life. My thoughts, and those of my team, are with her family and friends at this awful time.

"One person has been arrested, however we still need to hear from anyone who was in the Spenlow House area between 19:00hrs and 23:00hrs on Christmas Eve and may have seen or heard anything suspicious.

The police are appealing to the public for information

"I would urge anyone with any information that may be relevant to our investigation, no matter how insignificant it may have seemed at the time, to come forward immediately."

A post-mortem examination will take place on Tuesday, 26 December. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 5855/24Dec. Information can also be shared online.

Bermondsey is in the borough of Southwark in the southeast of the capital. It is a busy area, which became a centre for manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.

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