Man is arrested after woman in her 20s died having being found seriously injured in a north London street
- Woman in her 20s found injured outside a block of flats in Enfield, north London
- Victim, named locally as Annabelle Lancaster, was found in the street yesterday
- Man arrested by police nearby and taken into custody on suspicion of murder
- Investigation into her death becomes the 33rd murder probe in London this year
- Two men also injured in double shooting in Leyton, east London, an hour later
A woman who was found dead near a block of flats has been named by friends.
The victim, named locally as Annabelle Lancaster, was found in the street just before 6pm yesterday evening in Enfield, north London.
A man was arrested nearby on suspicion of murder and taken to a north London police station.
A large police forensic tent has been erected outside the tower block and is being guarded by a police officer
The victim’s next of kin have been informed about her death and an investigation is ongoing
A friend who only wanted to give her name has Courtney, 22, came to lay some flowers at the spot where she was found.
‘I knew Annabelle from when we were staying in a mother and baby unit together,’ she said.
‘I know she was really close with her family, especially with her mum.
‘She was one of those really bubbly girls, always up for a laugh. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her upset.
‘She was always so happy. I feel bad that I haven’t spoken to her in so long.’
Her next of kin have been informed while a post-mortem examination and formal identification will be carried out in due course, police said.
Heartbroken friends, relatives and residents have left messages at the scene today
Floral tributes have been left at the crime scene in north London today
The investigation, pictured above, is the 33rd murder probe in the capital this year
Police cordoned off the area outside a block of flats in Enfield, north London, where a woman in her 20s was found dead
The Brookbank block of flats in Turkey Street, Enfield, north London, where a woman in her 20s was found dead this evening
A police spokesman said: ‘Police were called to Brookbank, Turkey Street, EN1 at 5.49pm on Sunday, April 7, by London Ambulance Service.
‘A woman, aged in her 20s, was found injured in the street and was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
‘A man was arrested nearby on suspicion of murder and he has been taken to a north London police station.
‘Next of kin have been informed. A post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in due course.
‘A police cordon remains in place and officers will be in the area while initial investigations are carried out.
‘Residents are encouraged to speak with officers if they have any information which could help enquiries, or if they have any concerns.’
Police at the scene of the fifth stabbing, in Aberdeen Road, Edmonton, on Tuesday. Jason Kakaire appeared in court on Friday charged with five counts of attempted murder
Last week Calvin Bungisa became the 32nd murder in London this year when he was found dead in Kentish Town.
The 22-year-old was stabbed to death by a group of masked thugs as a witness saw his mother run ‘screaming’ from her home nearby into the street.
Father-of-three Gavin Garraway, 40, was stabbed to death in Clapham, south London, four days earlier.
TeenagerZion Chiata, appeared in charged with his murder.
On Friday Jason Kakaire, 29, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’s Court charged with five counts of attempted murder after a spate of knife attacks.
The 29-year-old is accused of stabbing five people in three days in Edmonton, north London.
# | NAME | AGE | DATE | INCIDENT TIME | STREET | LOCATION |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlotte Huggins | 32 | Jan 1 | 4.20am | John Ruskin Street | Camberwell |
2 | Tudor Simionov | 33 | Jan 1 | 5.36am | Park Lane | Mayfair |
3 | Simbiso Aretha Moula | 39 | Jan 4 | 7.50am | Lower Mardyke Avenue | Rainham |
4 | Sarah Ashraf | 35 | Jan 6 | 6.20pm | East Ferry Road | Isle of Dogs |
5 | Jayden Moody | 14 | Jan 7 | 6.30pm | Bickley Road | Waltham Forest |
6 | Asma Begum | 31 | Jan 11 | 4.00pm | City Island Way | Canning Town |
7 | Kamil Malysz | 34 | Jan 27 | 10.15am | Alfred Way | Acton |
8 | Nedim Bilgin | 17 | Jan 29 | 6.49pm | Tilloch Street | Islington |
9 | Carl Thorpe | 46 | Feb 4 | 6.30am | Dartmouth Park Hill | Highgate |
10 | Lejean Richards | 19 | Feb 5 | 7.52pm | Wolsey Court | Battersea |
11 | Dennis Anderson | 39 | Feb 10 | 2.35am | Lordship Lane | East Dulwich |
12 | Bright Akinlele | 22 | Feb 18 | 10.44pm | Euston Street | Camden |
13 | Brian Wieland | 69 | Feb 19 | 1.12pm | Genever Close | Chingford |
14 | Glendon Spence | 23 | Feb 21 | 6.45pm | Minet Road | Brixton |
15 | Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck | 19 | Feb 22 | 8.09pm | Vincent Road | Wood Green |
16 | David Lopez-Fernandez | 38 | Feb 25 | 2.35pm | Globe Road | Tower Hamlets |
17 | Che Morrison | 20 | Feb 26 | 8.48pm | Cranbrook Road | Ilford |
18 | Jodie Chesney | 17 | Mar 1 | 9.25pm | St Neot’s Road | Harold Hill |
19 | Elize Linda Stevens | 50 | Mar 2 | 10.19am | Great North Way | Hendon |
20 | Jolia Bogdan | 3 months | Mar 2 | 11.57am | Tamworth Road | Croydon |
21 | Unnamed man | 37 | Mar 3 | 6.00am | Romilly Street | Soho |
22 | Laureline Garcia | 34 | Mar 6 | pm | Darell Road | Kew |
23 | David Martinez | 26 | Mar 6 | 4.25pm | North Birkbeck Road | Leyton |
24 | Antoinette Donnegan | 52 | Mar 7 | 6.40pm | Este Road | Battersea |
25 | Ayub Hassan | 17 | Mar 7 | 2.14pm | Lanfrey Place | West Kensington |
26 | Nathaniel Armstrong | 29 | Mar 16 | 12.37am | Gowan Avenue | Fulham |
27 | Abdirashid Mohamou | 17 | Mar 22 | 10.35pm | Union Lane | Isleworth |
28 | Ravi Katharkamar | 54 | Mar 24 | 6am | Marsh Road | Pinner |
29 | Ramane Wiggan | 25 | Mar 27 | 4.11pm | Friar Mews | West Norwood |
30 | Zahir Visiter | 24 | Mar 28 | 6.15pm | Cunningham Place | Regents Park |
31 | Gavin Garraway | 40 | Mar 29 | 2.30pm | Clapham High Street | Clapham |
32 | Unnamed man | 20s | Apr 1 | 8.30pm | Grafton Road | Kentish Town |
33 | Unnamed man | 40s | Apr 3 | 3.20pm | Northolt Road | Harrow |
34 | Unnamed man | 60 | Apr 2 (died on Apr 3) | 6.45pm | Hoe Street | Walthamstow |
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