Woman's 'unexplained' death at home sparks police investigation

Investigation: Kimber Road in Wandsworth, south London
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An investigation has been launched after a mother was found dead in her Wandsworth home.

Police were called to the semi-detached family house in Kimber Road at just before 11am yesterday.

The woman, aged 39, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are treating her death as “unexplained”.

Neighbours spoke of their sadness today and asked for more information about the sudden death.

One said: “My daughter heard a woman screaming. I came back from shopping and saw all the police and an ambulance. All the neighbours have been asking what happened. It’s very sad.”

Doreen Price, 75, a retired carer, said: “It’s terrible. The police came around and asked if I’d heard anything. It’s awful to think something bad could have happened.”

Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: “The police have been asking people in the street if they heard anything. They told us there had been a suspicious death. It’s awful.”

Forensic officers were searching the property yesterday and a police car was parked up outside the property last night.

A Met spokesman said: “At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained. Officers are in the process of informing next of kin.

“A post-mortem examination and formal identification will be arranged in due course.”

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

Anyone with information should call Wandsworth CID via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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