At 6.24am on Thursday, 19 May police were called to reports of a stabbing at a residential address in Burrard Road, E16. Officers attended with London Ambulance Service paramedics. A 34-year-old woman was found with stab wounds. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are working to identify and inform the woman’s next of kin. A man, aged 33 who we believe is known to the victim, has been arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. An investigation has been launched by the Met’s Specialist Crime Command led by Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers. DCI Rogers said: “This is a tragic incident which understandably will cause shock to the local community.
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