In a tweeted statement late on Monday, Lambeth council said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of a woman in Brixton this afternoon. “No one actually came in and said anything though, and I’ve been in here all day.” “Loads of police were walking up and down the road because there’s a police station right near here. Natasha Jordan, who works at the Live True London hair salon on Brixton Road, said: “There were loads of police cars and ambulances that came. In the evening, four people – including the victim’s father – were seen praying at the police cordon beside Rumsey Road, which runs parallel to Stockwell Park Walk. Residents whose homes are inside the cordon were allowed to pass through.Ī family member of the woman told the Press Association: “Family are on their way here now and we still need to tell them what’s happened. Police requested that people avoid the area, while traffic was diverted. A tent was erected between two blocks of flats in an alley off Stockwell Park Walk, near St Helen’s Catholic primary school.įamily and friends of the victim gathered outside the cordon. While police officers and forensic science teams worked at the scene, roads were closed and Stockwell Park Walk was cordoned off.

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