Wanted man arrested after woman's body is found at Kentish Town fire scene

 
Flat fire: Lawford Road in Kentish Town (Picture: Google Streetview)
Alexandra Rucki12 May 2014
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A 44-year-old man wanted in connection with the suspicious death of a woman after a fire has been arrested.

Peter Holboll handed himself in voluntarily to a north London hospital at 9.30pm yesterday and was arrested on suspicion of murder.

He was taken to a North London Police station, where he remains in custody.

Detectives were searching for him after the woman, believed to be in her 60s, was discovered dead in a ground floor flat in Lawford Road, Kentish Town, yesterday morning.

The woman, who is not yet identified, was found suffering from stab injuries.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place this morning.

Five other people, including a baby, were rescued from the building after being stranded on the roof.

A man, three women, and the baby were brought to safety by firefighters who had issued them with guidance while they had been trapped.

They had sought refuge on the roof after fleeing the blaze in their first and second floor flats.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating.

Anyone with any information about this incident can call the incident room on 0208 721 4868 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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