16-year-old boy held by police after woman, 22, stabbed to death in south London on Christmas Eve

Police outside Spenlow House in Bermondsey where a woman was stabbed to death – Jordan Pettitt/PA

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death in south-east London.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at just after 10pm on Christmas Eve to a residential property in Spenlow House, Jamaica Road, in Bermondsey.

Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance provided emergency first aid to the woman, but she died at the scene. Her family have been informed.

The boy, who was said to have been known to the victim, was arrested nearby a short time later and is in custody at a south London police station.

‘This is a tragic incident’

Chief Supt Seb Adjei-Addoh, the local policing commander for Southwark, said patrols would be increased in the area over the coming days.

He 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.”

Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation, and Det Ch Insp Brian Howie asked for anyone with any information to come forward.

He added: “One person has been arrested, however we still need to hear from anyone who was in the Spenlow House area between 7pm and 11pm on Christmas Eve and may have seen or heard anything suspicious.”

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