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A 78-year-old man has been arrested after an intruder was fatally wounded during a suspected burglary at his home, according to police. A 78-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was fatally stabbed at his home in London.
Two men entered the property in Further Green Road in Hither Green, south-east London, early on Wednesday morning. The pensioner had discovered two intruders at this house in Hither Green, south-east London, late on Tuesday night and was forced into his kitchen by one armed with a screwdriver, according to Scotland Yard.
One suspect, armed with a screwdriver, forced the man into the kitchen after he discovered them, while an accomplice went upstairs, Scotland Yard said. While the second man was upstairs, detectives believe that a struggle ensued and the 38-year-old intruder was stabbed in the upper body. He was taken by an ambulance to a central London hospital where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A struggle ensued, during which “one of the males found inside the property sustained a stab wound to the upper body”, according to police. The homeowner suffered bruising to his arms and has injuries which are not life threatening. He was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and subsequently on suspicion of murder and was being questioned at a London police station on Wednesday.
Officers were called to reports of a burglary in progress at about 12.45am. The London ambulance service took the wounded man, 38, to a central London hospital, where he died at 3.37am. The second suspect in the burglary is still being sought after fleeing the scene prior to arrival of police, who were called by the pensioner at 12.45am to the property on Further Green Road.
The force was unable to confirm whether the suspect had been stabbed with the screwdriver. The Metropolitan police were unable to confirm whether the suspect had been stabbed with the screwdriver.
The owner of the property sustained bruising to his arms and was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, police said. He remains in custody at a south London police station. Residents of the area were largely supportive of the pensioner in posts on a Facebook community page.
The dead suspect’s next of kin have been informed and a formal identification will take place. A postmortem will be carried out in due course, and the homicide and major crime command is investigating the incident. “We’re just around the corner, I feel terrible for the 78 yr old - he must have been terrified and still terrified,” said one.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting CAD214/4Apr. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thomas Preston, 34, a long-term resident of Hither Green, said: “I’m not aware that there has been an increase in burglaries necessarily but there has been a lot of talk lately about cars getting broken into and I’ve seen kids with scooters snatch handbags from people. It’s the first time I’ve heard about a burglary with a weapon though.
“I suspect that being arrested is the least traumatic thing that has happen to him in the last 24 hours. While I understand that the police have to speak to him if someone has died in his home I hope that he’ll be released soon.”
The dead man’s next of kin have been informed and a formal identification will take place. A postmortem will be carried out in due course, and the homicide and major crime command is investigating the incident.
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