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| Stoke Newington gas blast: Murder arrest after woman stabbed | Stoke Newington gas blast: Murder arrest after woman stabbed |
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| The explosion at the house on Dumont Road appeared to have blown out a downstairs window | The explosion at the house on Dumont Road appeared to have blown out a downstairs window |
| A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was found with stab wounds at a house in north London following a suspected a gas explosion. | |
| The Met Police and London Fire Brigade were called to reports of a blast with a person trapped inside a terraced house on Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, just before 05:00 BST. The woman, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene. | The Met Police and London Fire Brigade were called to reports of a blast with a person trapped inside a terraced house on Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, just before 05:00 BST. The woman, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder was taken to hospital with slash wounds. His condition is not life-threatening, the Met Police said. | The 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder was taken to hospital with slash wounds. His condition is not life-threatening, the Met Police said. |
| Two children aged seven and nine were also taken to hospital as a precaution, although they are not believed to have been inside the property at the time of the explosion. | Two children aged seven and nine were also taken to hospital as a precaution, although they are not believed to have been inside the property at the time of the explosion. |
| Neighbour Caroline Lacey told the BBC the house was home to a family. | |
| "It's very, very sad... they're a young couple, they've got young children, so it's a shock... it's tragic." | |
| One local mother said: "It's a very sad time for everybody, and right on your doorstep as well, it's scary." | |
| Neighbours described the noise as the blast tore through the house, with one resident saying he heard a crash "like somebody dropped a massive glass cabinet from a crane". | Neighbours described the noise as the blast tore through the house, with one resident saying he heard a crash "like somebody dropped a massive glass cabinet from a crane". |
| The man, who did not want to be named, added: "I looked out and saw panes of glass on the floor. | The man, who did not want to be named, added: "I looked out and saw panes of glass on the floor. |
| "Eventually I noticed the beam on the bay window was missing and could see some mild smoke coming out of the back. | "Eventually I noticed the beam on the bay window was missing and could see some mild smoke coming out of the back. |
| "People starting arriving and saying to phone the police." | "People starting arriving and saying to phone the police." |
| 'Heard a sudden bang' | 'Heard a sudden bang' |
| Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were called to the house. | Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were called to the house. |
| The front bay window appeared to have been completely blown out, with debris including plants, wooden shutters and glass scattered across the street. | The front bay window appeared to have been completely blown out, with debris including plants, wooden shutters and glass scattered across the street. |
| A 25-metre cordon was erected and some nearby roads remain closed. | A 25-metre cordon was erected and some nearby roads remain closed. |
| A neighbour said: "I was asleep upstairs and heard a sudden bang then I saw from the curtain all the glass all on the floor. | A neighbour said: "I was asleep upstairs and heard a sudden bang then I saw from the curtain all the glass all on the floor. |
| "I was worried. Everybody on the street came out in their pyjamas." | "I was worried. Everybody on the street came out in their pyjamas." |
| Another resident said: "I'm pretty sure it was two bangs I heard. There was lots of glass shattering... it sounded like lots of glasses had been smashed on the floor." | Another resident said: "I'm pretty sure it was two bangs I heard. There was lots of glass shattering... it sounded like lots of glasses had been smashed on the floor." |
| A resident in Kersley Road, near Dumont Road - who did not want to be named - said she was in shock. | |
| She said: "That is so sad. I just want to cry. I have never heard of something like this happening here. I am just in shock. | |
| "I feel sorry for the kids; what sort of news is this?" | |
| The Met Police said there would be additional patrols in the area while the investigation continued. | The Met Police said there would be additional patrols in the area while the investigation continued. |
| Additional reporting by PA Media | |
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