Son of Brentford grandmother stabbed says ‘This is England’ as police arrest suspect in his 30s
Son of 84-year-old grandmother stabbed by knifeman says ‘This is England, This is society’ as police arrest suspect in his 30s over attack on her and killing of man, 20
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the Brentford stabbingsAnother man in his 20s was found dead at the scene and an elderly woman is in hospital after suffering ‘serious’ but not life-threatening injuriesThe woman’s son arrived on the scene and reportedly said ‘This is England, this is society’ before asking to be let through the police cordonPolice are investigating whether the arrested man and the people who were stabbed had previously known eachother
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A man has been arrested after fatally stabbing a man and injuring an elderly woman in west London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Officers were called to Albany Parade, Brentford, at around 7.50pm on Friday and found a man, aged 20, dead at the scene.
An 84-year-old woman was also found with stab wounds and was taken to hospital. Her condition is described as serious but not life-threatening.
The son of the elderly woman said ‘This is England, this is society’ as he arrived at the scene.
Police cordoned off the scene of the double stabbing while they investigated the incident on Friday night
A man has been arrested after the fatal stabbing of a man in his 20s and the injuring of an 84-year-old woman who is in hospital. Pictured: Police at the scene
Police say the woman, 84, was taken to hospital suffering stab injuries and her condition is ‘serious’ but not life-threatening
He asked police to let him through the cordon on Albany Parade to visit his family on the other side.
He declined to speak in depth to reporters, except to say that his mother is aged 84, not 82 as had been reported by the Metropolitan Police.
The Met said a man aged in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder on Saturday morning and he remains in custody at a London police station.
Police said there is no evidence linking the stabbings to terrorism and no-one else is being sought over the incident.
Police said there is no evidence linking the stabbings to terrorism and no-one else is being sought over the incident
Inquiries are ongoing to establish if anyone involved was known to each other.
The grandson of the 84-year-old left flowers at the scene on Saturday morning.
He walked up to the police cordon and put down a bouquet, then left the scene. He refused to speak to reporters.
Officers believe they know the identity of the man killed and are providing support to his family, police said.
The double stabbing happened on Albany Parade in Brentford on Friday. Police are investigating if there is any link between the assailant and the victims
An urgent investigation is being led by homicide detectives from Specialist Crime.
Detective Chief Inspector Brain Howie said: ‘A number of cordons remain in place in and around Albany Parade, Albany Road and the surrounding area.
‘Any local people who have information or concerns should speak with officers working at these location.
‘I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or had any interaction with the suspect near the scene but has yet to speak with police.
‘Also, anyone who may have footage, whether from doorbells, dashcams or mobile devices, is also urged to check that material and make contact with police should there by anything relevant to our investigation.’
Anyone with any information has been asked to call 101, quoting the reference number 6423 of November 12.
