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| Police name pregnant woman stabbed to death in Croydon | Police name pregnant woman stabbed to death in Croydon |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a pregnant woman in Croydon, south London, have named the victim as Kelly Mary Fauvrelle and have made a second arrest. | Detectives investigating the murder of a pregnant woman in Croydon, south London, have named the victim as Kelly Mary Fauvrelle and have made a second arrest. |
| Police were called by London ambulance service at 3.30am on Saturday to reports of a woman in cardiac arrest at a property on Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath. | Police were called by London ambulance service at 3.30am on Saturday to reports of a woman in cardiac arrest at a property on Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath. |
| Officers found Fauvrelle, 26, who was eight months pregnant, with stab injuries. Despite the efforts of paramedics, she died at the scene. | Officers found Fauvrelle, 26, who was eight months pregnant, with stab injuries. Despite the efforts of paramedics, she died at the scene. |
| Her baby was delivered at the scene before being taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. | Her baby was delivered at the scene before being taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. |
| A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody. | A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody. |
| A 37-year-old male arrested has been released under investigation pending further inquiries. | A 37-year-old male arrested has been released under investigation pending further inquiries. |
| The Metropolitan police said the victim’s next of kin had been informed and a postmortem examination would be held in due course. | The Metropolitan police said the victim’s next of kin had been informed and a postmortem examination would be held in due course. |
| The Met’s homicide and serious crime command said officers were keeping an open mind on the motive for the stabbing and urged anyone with information to contact police. | The Met’s homicide and serious crime command said officers were keeping an open mind on the motive for the stabbing and urged anyone with information to contact police. |
| The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, tweeted: “Violence against women has no place in our city, and horrific murders in the home like this show the scale of the problem we face. | |
| “My heart goes out to this innocent child, and to the mother they have so tragically lost. @MetPoliceUK are investigating – please help if you can.” | “My heart goes out to this innocent child, and to the mother they have so tragically lost. @MetPoliceUK are investigating – please help if you can.” |
| Khan added that the City Hall-funded violent crime task force, a specialist force of officers, would be on duty this weekend. | |
| He said they had “made over 5,000 arrests, and removed over 1,500 dangerous weapons from our streets in the last year”. | He said they had “made over 5,000 arrests, and removed over 1,500 dangerous weapons from our streets in the last year”. |
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