Murder arrest after woman found fatally stabbed inside house after gas explosion

A 46-year-old pistillate has been recovered fatally stabbed wrong a location pursuing a state detonation successful northeast London.

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that a 44-year-old antheral was arrested astatine the spot connected Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, connected suspicion of murder.

A connection added: "He was taken to infirmary with slash wounds wherever helium presently remains. His information is not life-changing oregon life-threatening."

Officers were called to reports of an detonation conscionable earlier 5am connected Tuesday morning.

Two children aged 7 and 9 were taken to infirmary arsenic a precaution - but are not thought to person been wrong the spot astatine the time.

The London Fire Brigade said 40 firefighters and six occurrence engines were called to the two-storey terraced house, and the pistillate was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Motorists were being urged to debar the country arsenic investigations proceed - arsenic roadworthy closures stay successful place.

It took an hr for occurrence crews to bring the incidental nether control.

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