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Teenager Arrested in Connection with Christmas Eve Stabbing Death in London

The 16-year-old suspect, known to the 22-year-old female victim, remains in custody as police continue their investigation.

  • A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a residential property in Bermondsey, south London on Christmas Eve.
  • The victim and the suspect were known to each other.
  • Emergency services, including paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance, attended the scene but the woman died from her injuries.
  • The teenager was arrested nearby shortly after the incident and remains in custody at a south London police station.
  • A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
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