Murder probe is launched after elderly woman, 72, is found dead next to man with stab wounds

Published on: July 24, 2018

Murder probe is launched after elderly woman, 72, is found dead at home next to a man in his 70s with serious stab wounds

Shuren Ma was found dead at an address in Woolwich, south-east London
Man in his early 70s is in a serious but stable condition at east London hospital
He is battling stab injuries and police say they will question him in due course

By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline

Published: 11:03 BST, 24 July 2018 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 24 July 2018

A murder investigation has been launched after an elderly woman died and another pensioner suffered serious stab wounds.

Shuren Ma, from Woolwich, south-east London, died of a head injury aged 72 on Sunday July 1.

She was confirmed dead at the address about an hour after emergency services were called to a reported disturbance at around 6.40am.

Shuren Ma was found dead at an address in this road next to a man in his early seventies suffering from serious stab wounds

Shuren Ma was found dead at an address in this road next to a man in his early seventies suffering from serious stab wounds

A post-mortem on July 4 at Greenwich Mortuary (pictured) gave the cause of Ms Ma’s death as a head injury

A post-mortem on July 4 at Greenwich Mortuary (pictured) gave the cause of Ms Ma’s death as a head injury

A man in his early 70s, who was also at the address, was taken to an east London hospital with stab injuries and will be questioned in due course, the Met said.

His condition is described as serious but stable. Officers says they are not looking for anyone else over the incident at this stage.

There have been no arrests and the Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate.

A post-mortem on July 4 at Greenwich Mortuary gave the cause of Ms Ma’s death as a head injury.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 020 8721 4868 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.