DAILY STAR
A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested following the death of a woman in Bermondsey on Christmas Eve.
Police were called at 10:03pm on Sunday, 24 December to reports of a 22-year-old woman with a stab injury at a residential property in Spenlow House in Jamaica Road. Both police officers and paramedics were in attendance in response to the incident, Met Police have since said in a statement.
The woman is said by the force to have received emergency medical attention however she died at the scene. The woman’s family have been informed of her death.
Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, local policing commander for Southwark, said: “This is a tragic incident and my thoughts are with the woman’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
“We recognise this will also have an impact on the wider community and we will have additional patrols in the area over the coming days to provide reassurance.”
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie added: “Our investigation continues and a team of detectives are working at pace to establish what happened that resulted in a young woman losing her life.
“My thoughts, and those of my team, are with her family and friends at this awful time.
