A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 46-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed inside a house after a gas explosion in north-east London.
Police had been called to reports of an explosion at the address in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, shortly before 5am on Tuesday.
The Metropolitan police said: “A woman aged 46 was found inside the property with stab wounds. Despite the efforts of paramedics, she was sadly declared dead at the scene.
“A 44-year-old man was arrested at the address on suspicion of murder. He was taken to hospital with slash wounds where he currently remains. His condition is not life-changing or life-threatening.
“Two children aged nine and seven have also been taken to hospital as a precaution but are not believed to have been inside the property at the time of the gas explosion.”
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