Woman found stabbed to death in her London flat
A woman has been found stabbed to death inside her flat in Westminster.
Friends of the woman who were worried about her safety contacted the police on Sunday.
Officers found her body on Monday morning at her address in Stanhope Place, W2.
The Metropolitan Police has launched a murder investigation but no arrests have yet been made.
Detective Chief Inspector Adam Clifton from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: ‘I understand this news will be concerning, and that local women especially may be worried.
‘Our enquiries are in the very early stages and we are keeping an open mind as to the motive, however I can assure people that my team are working 24/7 to establish what happened to the woman, and to identify and arrest whoever may be responsible for this attack.’
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