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Toddler stabbed to death in flat Toddler stabbed to death in flat
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A toddler has been stabbed to death in a flat in east London.A toddler has been stabbed to death in a flat in east London.
Police officers were called to Law House in Maybury Road, Barking, at 0015 BST, where they found the dead girl, believed to be aged two.Police officers were called to Law House in Maybury Road, Barking, at 0015 BST, where they found the dead girl, believed to be aged two.
A woman in her 20s, thought to be the mother, was also found at the flat with stab wounds and was taken to hospital where she is in a serious condition.A woman in her 20s, thought to be the mother, was also found at the flat with stab wounds and was taken to hospital where she is in a serious condition.
The Met's Child Abuse Team is investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.The Met's Child Abuse Team is investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.
Local councillor Joan Rawlinson said: "It's dreadful. It's so unusual for this kind of thing to happen in our area. 'Unusual in area'
Local councillor Joan Rawlinson described the stabbing as dreadful.
"It's so unusual for this kind of thing to happen in our area," she said.
"You hear about it in other areas, but it's coming home to our borough now. It was unheard of here before.""You hear about it in other areas, but it's coming home to our borough now. It was unheard of here before."
Law House is a medium-rise block of flats, which forms part of the Thames View estate.
Several of the high-rise blocks on the estate are soon to be demolished as part of regeneration plans for Barking riverside.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the girl in due course.A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the girl in due course.