A person has been charged with the homicide of a girl discovered fatally stabbed after a fuel explosion at her house in north London.
Clifton George, 44, of Dumont Highway, was additionally charged with arson with intent to hazard life after Annabel Rook, 46, was discovered fatally injured on Dumont Highway in Stoke Newington simply earlier than 05:00 BST on Tuesday.
Mr George, who was discovered with slash accidents, is because of seem at Thames Magistrates’ Court docket on Monday.
Appearing Det Ch Supt Brittany Clarke stated: “We ask that the general public chorus from hypothesis and respect their privateness right now, and we thank the Hackney group for his or her ongoing assist.”
Police had been referred to as at 04:57 to stories of a fuel explosion with an individual trapped contained in the property.
Six fireplace engines and 40 firefighters had been additionally referred to as to the scene.
The entrance bay window of the property was utterly blown out, with particles together with crops, wood shutters and glass scattered throughout the road.
The household of Ms Rook, who labored for a charity she co-founded referred to as Mama Suze CIC, which helps refugee and migrant ladies, is being supported by specialist officers, the Metropolitan Police stated.
In a press release on Sunday, issued although the police, her household stated they had been “struggling to come back to phrases with this horrible tragedy.
“Annabel was a very great lady. She touched the hearts of so many.
“She gave her life to serving to the susceptible and the deprived, whether or not it was in refugee camps in Africa or organising MamaSuze in London, to reinforce the lives of survivors of pressured displacement and gender-based violence.”
