Boy, 16, arrested after girl, 22, stabbed to dying on Christmas Eve

A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested following the dying of a lady in Bermondsey on Christmas Eve.

Police had been known as at 10:03 on Sunday, 24 December to stories of a 22-year-old girl with a stab damage at a residential property in Spenlow House in Jamaica Road. Both cops and paramedics had been in attendance in response to the incident, Met Police have since mentioned in a press release.

The girl is alleged by the power to have acquired emergency medical consideration nonetheless she died on the scene. The girl’s household have been knowledgeable of her dying.

Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, native policing commander for Southwark, mentioned: “This is a tragic incident and my ideas are with the lady’s household and associates at this extremely troublesome 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 ideas, and people of my workforce, are along with her household and associates at this terrible 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.

“I’d urge anybody with any data that could be related to our investigation, irrespective of how insignificant it might have appeared on the time, to return ahead instantly.”

The investigation is being led Met’s Specialist Crime Command whereas a autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday, 26 December.

Anyone with details about the incident is requested to name 101 quoting CAD 5855/24Dec. Information can be shared on-line.

You may also contact the unbiased charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.