A teenage boy has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death at a London home on Christmas Eve. Officers were called to reports of a 22-year-old woman with a stab injury at a property in Bermondsey at about 10pm last night.
Police attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Despite their best efforts, the woman died at the scene. Her family has been informed
A 16-year-old boy known to the woman was arrested a short time later on suspicion of murder. He is in custody at a nearby police station.
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.”
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, but we still need to hear from anyone who was in the Spenlow House area between 7pm and 11pm on Christmas Eve and may have seen or heard anything suspicious.
“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.
