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| Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named by police | Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named by police |
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| Annabel Rook co-founded a charity that supports refugees | Annabel Rook co-founded a charity that supports refugees |
| A woman found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees. | A woman found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees. |
| Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, just before 05:00 BST. | Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, just before 05:00 BST. |
| She worked for a charity she co-founded called Mama Suze CIC, which supports refugee and migrant women, some who have fled domestic violence, with art and drama activities. | She worked for a charity she co-founded called Mama Suze CIC, which supports refugee and migrant women, some who have fled domestic violence, with art and drama activities. |
| A 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder was taken with slash wounds to hospital, where his condition is not life-threatening, the Met Police said. The force believes Ms Rook's death was "a domestic-related incident". | |
| Two children aged seven and nine were also taken to hospital as a precaution but are not thought to have been inside the home when the explosion happened. | Two children aged seven and nine were also taken to hospital as a precaution but are not thought to have been inside the home when the explosion happened. |
| 'My whole house shook' | |
| John Martin, who worked with Ms Rook for about a decade before she set up her charity, said the news of her death was "devastating". | |
| "She came to us a volunteer trainee interested in using drama and working with groups of trafficked women," said Mr Martin, the artistic director of the charity Pan Intercultural Arts. | |
| "She was a very lively, bubbly, enthusiastic person, full of confidence and a desire to make women's lives better, especially those who have been through the hell of being trafficked." | |
| He added: "She certainly brought a lot of not just happiness but development in these women's lives." | |
| Ms Rook was found fatally stabbed inside a house following a gas explosion | |
| Neighbour Caroline Lacey told the BBC the house where the explosion happened 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." | "It's very, very sad... they're a young couple, they've got young children, so it's a shock... it's tragic." |
| Teacher Alun Gordon said: "We just woke up to a massive bang... my whole house shook, it felt like a truck had hit the house. | |
| "I then heard screams, someone shouting 'oh my God' several times, so I came outside and basically all the neighbours appeared in their pyjamas. | |
| "We quickly established that the children got out, that there'd been marital strife." | |
| He added: "My daughter babysat for her and we would chat to her as a neighbour. It's a massive tragedy for the street." | |
| A cordon has been put in place as police investigate | |
| One resident said 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. | |
| "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." | |
| With additional reporting from PA Media. | |
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