Charity worker is identified as victim of a fatal stabbing after gas explosion in home

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in domestic incident’

- JABED AHMED

The woman found stabbed to death in a home in north London following a gas explosion has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees.

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, northeast London, just before 5am yesterday.

She worked for a charity that she co-founded called MamaSuze, which supported refugee and migrant women, some of whom had fled domestic violence, with art and drama activities.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and has been taken to hospital to be treated for slash wounds.

The Metropolitan Police said it is believed Ms Rook's death is "a domestic-related incident". The force said it is not looking for anyone else in connection with the suspected murder.

Two children, aged nine and seven, have also been taken to hospital as a precaution. They are not believed to have been inside the house at the time of the gas explosion, the force added.