Woman in her 70s and man in his 60s are stabbed to death at home in Richmond before police arrest man, 31, as London murder toll hits 78
- A man and woman have been stabbed to death near Richmond, west London
- Police were called at 9.40 this morning and a 31-year old man has been arrested
A man has been arrested after a man and a woman were fatally stabbed in west London, becoming the fifth and sixth people killed in the capital this week.
Police were called to a residential address in Whitton, at 09.41 this morning and officers and paramedics found a man in his 60s, and a woman in her 70s, fatally stabbed inside the property.
Post-mortem examinations will be held in due course. Formal identification awaits, however officers believe they know the identity of the two victims and their family are being supported by family liaison officers.
Detectives from the Specialist Crime Command are investigating.
Forensic teams pictured at the scene of the stabbing this morning in Whitton, south west London. A man in his 60s and woman in her 70s were fatally stabbed inside a property

Police pictured at the scene as forensic teams begin to search the area for clues. Officers were called to the address at 9.41 this morning
A crime scene remains in place. Enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances.
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Slough on suspicion of murder at around 3pm today. He is being transferred to a London police station.
The murders are the 77th and 78th of the year in London so far, and the fifth and sixth of the last five days.
The others were in Croydon yesterday, Kidbrooke on Wednesday, Wembley on Monday and Leyton on Sunday.
Last year 135 people were murdered or unlawfully killed in the capital, which was the highest total since 2008.

A police cordon remains in place and the road, pictured today, is still closed to cars and pedestrians

Police and paramedics found the two elderly people dead in a home in Redfern Ave, Whitton

- Jan 1: Charlotte Huggins, 32, Camberwell
- Jan 1: Tudor Simionov, 33, Mayfair
- Jan 4: Simbiso Aretha Moula, 39, Rainham
- Jan 6: Sarah Ashraf, 35, Isle of Dogs
- Jan 7: Jayden Moody, 14, Waltham Forest
- Jan 11: Asma Begum, 31, Canning Town
- Jan 27: Kamil Malysz, 34, Acton
- Jan 29: Nedim Bilgin, 17, Islington
- Feb 4: Carl Thorpe, 46, Highgate
- Feb 5: Lejean Richards, 19, Battersea
- Feb 10: Dennis Anderson, 39, East Dulwich
- Feb 18: Bright Akinlele, 22, Camden
- Feb 19: Brian Wieland, 69, Chingford
- Feb 21: Glendon Spence, 23, Brixton
- Feb 22: Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck, 19, Wood Green
- Feb 25: David Lopez-Fernandez, 38, Tower Hamlets
- Feb 26: Che Morrison, 20, Ilford
- Mar 1: Jodie Chesney, 17, Harold Hill
- Mar 2: Elize Linda Stevens, 50, Hendon
- Mar 2: Jolia Bogdan, 3 months, Croydon
- Mar 3: Unnamed man, 37, Soho
- Mar 6: Laureline Garcia-Bertaux, 34, Kew
- Mar 6: David Martinez, 26, Leyton
- Mar 7: Antoinette Donnegan, 52, Battersea
- Mar 7: Ayub Hassan, 17, West Kensington
- Mar 16: Nathaniel Armstrong, 29, Fulham
- Mar 22: Abdirashid Mohamoud, 17, Isleworth
- Mar 24: Ravi Katharkamar, 54, Pinner
- Mar 27: Ramane Richard Wiggan, 25, West Norwood
- Mar 28: Zahir Visiter, 25, Regents Park
- Mar 29: Gavin Garraway, 40, Clapham
- Apr 1: Calvin Bungisa, 22, Kentish Town
- Apr 2: Hubert Hall, 60, Walthamstow
- Apr 7: Annabelle Lancaster, 22, Enfield
- Apr 8: Noore Bashir Salad, 22, Manor Park
- Apr 16: Gopinath Kasivisuwanathan, 27, Wembley
- Apr 17: Steven Brown, 47, Stoke Newington
- Apr 23: Meshak Williams, 21, Harlesden
- Apr 26: Mihrican Mustafa, 38, Canning Town
- Apr 26: Henriett Szucs, 34, Canning Town
- Apr 26: Amy Parsons, 35, Whitechapel
- Apr 26: Joshua White, 29, Hackney
- May 1: Tashaun Aird, 15, Hackney
- May 5: Constantin Sin, 51, Leytonstone
- May 5: Junior Urugbezi-Edwards, 18, Southwark
- May 7: Mohammed Shah Subhani, Hounslow
- May 11: Erik San-Filippo, 23, Islington
- May 16: Barrington Davis, 54, Lewisham
- May 23: Vladimir Koudriavtsev, 69, Kensington
- May 23: Tatiana Koudriavtsev, 68, Kensington
- May 25: Iderval da Silva, 46, Battersea
- May 26: Alimal Islam, 23, Tower Hamlets
- May 28: Ismail Ceesay, 33, Forest Gate
- May 30: Steven Kennedy, 61, Plaistow Park
- May 30: Graham Howe, 53, Harrow
- June 1: Baris Kucuk, 33, Haringey
- June 4: Adrian Murphy, 43, Battersea
- June 14: Cheyon Evans, 18, Wandsworth
- June 14: Eniola Aluko, 19, Plumstead
- June 15: Gleb Stanislavovitch Zhebrovsky, 34, Tower Hamlets
- June 15: Giedrius Juskauskas, 42, Stratford
- June 18: David Bello-Monerville, 38, Barnet
- June 21: Edward Simpson, 25, Feltham
- June 26: Yusuf Mohamed, 18, Uxbridge
- June 29: Kellymary Fauvrelle, 26, Croydon
- June 29: Riley Fauvrelle, 5 days, Croydon
- June 28: Man, 54, Lambeth
- June 29: Man, 28, Newham
- June 30: Amara Toure, 18, Southwark
- July 3: Tesfa Campbell, 40, Wandsworth
- July 5: Craig Small, 32, Wembley
- July 5: Amanda Gretton, 57, Blackheath
- July 7: Man, 20s, Leyton
- July 8: Kwasi Mensah-Ababio, 26, Wembley
- July 10: Man, 20s, Greenwich
- July 11: Man, teens, Purley
- July 12: Man, 60s, Whitton
- July 12: Woman, 70s, Whitton
Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar, who leads the Met’s South West Command Unit, said: ‘My thoughts are with the family and friends of the two victims.
‘I want to reassure members of the community that this was an isolated incident. Having arrested a man this afternoon, we are not looking for anybody else in connection with the two deaths.
‘I would like to express my thanks to emergency services colleagues, including Thames Valley Police who have supported our response to this incident
NUMBER | NAME | AGE | DATE | 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 | Mohamed Elmi | 37 | Mar 3 | 6.00am | Romily Street | Soho |
22 | Laureline Garcia-Bertaux | 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 Mohamoud | 17 | Mar 22 | 10.35pm | Union Lane | Isleworth |
28 | Ravi Katharkamar | 54 | Mar 24 | 6.00am | Marsh Road | Pinner |
29 | Ramane Richard Wiggan | 25 | Mar 27 | 4.11pm | Friar Mews | West Norwood |
30 | Zahir Visiter | 25 | Mar 28 | 6.15pm | Cunningham Place | Regents Park |
31 | Gavin Garraway | 40 | Mar 29 | 2.37pm | Clapham Park Road | Clapham |
32 | Calvin Bungisa | 22 | Apr 1 | 8.30pm | Grafton Road | Kentish Town |
33 | Hubert Hall | 60 | Apr 2 | 6.44am | Hoe Street | Walthamstow |
34 | Annabelle Lancaster | 22 | Apr 7 | 5.49pm | Turkey Street | Enfield |
35 | Noore Bashir Salad | 22 | Apr 8 | 9.26pm | Church Road | Manor Park |
36 | Gopinath Kasivisuwanathan | 27 | Apr 16 | 1.28am | Ealing Road | Wembley |
37 | Steven Brown | 47 | Apr 17 | 5.47pm | Matthias Road | Stoke Newington |
38 | Meshak Williams | 21 | Apr 23 | 9.00pm | High Street | Harlesden |
39 | Mihrican Mustafa | 38 | Apr 26 | 11.45am | Vandome Close | Canning Town |
40 | Henriett Szucs | 34 | Apr 26 | 11.45am | Vandome Close | Canning Town |
41 | Amy Parsons | 35 | Apr 26 | 1.30pm | Crowder Street | Whitechapel |
42 | Joshua White | 29 | Apr 26 | 2.43pm | Frampton Park Road | Hackney |
43 | Tashaun Aird | 15 | May 1 | 8.54pm | Somerford Grove | Hackney |
44 | Constantin Sin | 51 | May 5 | 0.40am | High Road | Leytonstone |
45 | Junior Urugbezi-Edwards | 18 | May 5 | 9.30pm | Tiverton Street | Southwark |
46 | Mohammed Shah Subhani | 27 | May 7 | 11.50pm | Heston | Hounslow |
47 | Erik San-Filippo | 23 | May 11 | 4.00pm | Tollington Road | Islington |
48 | Barrington Davis | 54 | May 16 | 7.00am | Torridon Road | Lewisham |
49 | Vladimir Koudriavtsev | 69 | May 23 | 6.40am | Appleford Road | Kensington |
50 | Tatiana Koudriavtsev | 68 | May 23 | 6.40am | Appleford Road | Kensington |
51 | Iderval da Silva | 46 | May 25 | 4.32pm | Charlotte Despard Avenue | Battersea |
52 | Alimal Islam | 23 | May 26 | 4.30pm | St Pauls Way | Tower Hamlets |
53 | Ismaila Ceesay | 33 | May 28 | 1.15am | Warwick Road | Forest Gate |
54 | Steven Kennedy | 61 | May 30 | 11.35am | Plaistow Park | Plaistow |
55 | Graham Howe | 53 | May 30 | 11.05pm | Preston Road | Harrow |
56 | Baris Kucuk | 33 | Jun 1 | 3.09am | Seven Sisters Road | Haringey |
57 | Adrian Murphy | 43 | Jun 4 | 6.38pm | Lombard Road | Battersea |
58 | Cheyon Evans | 18 | Jun 14 | 4.42pm | Deeside Road | Wandsworth |
59 | Eniola Aluko | 19 | Jun 14 | 4.56pm | Hartville Road | Plumstead |
60 | Gleb Stanislavovitch Zhebrovsky | 34 | Jun 15 | 1.58pm | Alton Street | Tower Hamlets |
61 | Giedrius Juskauskas | 42 | Jun 16 | 0.40am | Whalebone Lane | Stratford |
62 | David Bello-Monerville | 38 | Jun 18 | 10.50pm | Welbeck Road | Barnet |
63 | Edward Simpson | 25 | Jun 21 | 11.08pm | Watermill Way | Feltham |
64 | Yusuf Mohamed | 18 | Jun 26 | 9.20pm | Uxbridge Road | Shepherds Bush |
65 | Kelly Mary Fauvrelle | 26 | Jun 29 | 3.30am | Raymead Avenue | Croydon |
66 | Riley Fauvrelle | 5 days | Jun 29 | 3.30am | Raymead Avenue | Croydon |
67 | Unnamed man | 54 | Jun 29 | 5.55pm | Coldharbour Lane | Lambeth |
68 | Unnamed man | 28 | Jun 29 | 11.07pm | Wakefield Street | Newham |
69 | Amara Toure | 18 | Jun 30 | 4.51am | Sutherland Walk | Southwark |
70 | Tesfa Campbell | 40 | Jul 3 | 2.45pm | Latchmere Road | Wandsworth |
71 | Craig Small | 32 | Jul 5 | 8.10pm | Harrow Road | Wembley |
72 | Amanda Gretton | 57 | Jul 5 | 5.00pm | Prendergast Road | Blackheath |
73 | Unnamed man | 20s | Jul 7 | 3.00am | Lea Bridge Road | Leyton |
74 | Kwasi Mensah-Ababio | 26 | Jul 8 | 7.05pm | Monks Park Gardens | Wembley |
75 | Unnamed man | 20s | Jul 11 | 2.40pm | Tellson Avenue | Greenwich |
76 | Unnamed man | Teens | Jul 11 | 9.50pm | Brighton Road | Croydon |
77 | Unnamed man | 60s | Jul 12 | 9.41am | Redfern Avenue | Whitton |
78 | Unnamed woman | 70s | Jul 12 | 9.41am | Redfern Avenue | Whitton |