Croydon murder: Young woman stabbed to death in south London

Murder: A waoman was found stabbed to death at Meadvale Road
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Mark Chandler24 March 2016
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A murder investigation is underway and a man has been arrested after a woman was found stabbed to death in south London.

Police were called by paramedics at 8.55pm last night to a property in Meadvale Road in Croydon where they found a woman with a number of stab wounds.

The woman, believed to be her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Later, at 10.34pm, police found a man, thought to be in his 30s, in nearby Gorden Crescent who had been stabbed in the shoulder.

He was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in a stable condition in hospital, police say.

Anyone with information should call police on 020 8721 4805 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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