Police have launched a murder investigation after a pensioner was stabbed to death inside a home in London.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Force were called just before 10am this morning, April 2, to reports a woman had been stabbed in Newham, London. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, rushed to the scene in Manor Park, where they found a woman in her 80s who had been "critically injured".
The pensioner was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Her family have been informed. A police cordon remains in place around the address in Landseer Avenue, and a post-mortem examination will be carried out shortly.
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Officers detained a man in his 30s a short time after the incident, who is believed to have known the elderly woman, after searching the surrounding area. He has been arrested and taken into custody for questioning.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 09:56hrs on Saturday, 2 April, to a report of a woman with stab injuries at an address in Landseer Avenue, E12. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance and found a critically injured woman aged in her 80s. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The woman’s family have been informed. A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course. An urgent investigation was launched and officers searched the surrounding area. A man in his 30s was detained nearby a short time later. He has been taken into police custody.
"At this early stage, it is thought that the woman and the arrested man were known to each other. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances. Any witnesses or anyone with information that may assist the investigation are asked to call 101, ref 2126/02apr."
The case is being led by officers from the specialist crime homicide unit, with police keen to establish exactly what led up to the pensioner's death.
