A man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a woman to death in Croydon.
The victim has been named locally as Sabrina Mullins, 38.
She was stabbed to death at around 6am in a flat in Ravensdale Gardens, Upper Norwood on Monday, March 13.
Police found a 23-year-old man on the same day at around 4pm in Walworth Road, Southwark, suffering stab wounds.
The man was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition and is under arrest on suspicion of murder.
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Neighbours rang the police when they heard screams from Ms Mullings’ apartment.
Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended but Ms Mullings was pronounced dead at the scene at 6.48am.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said he was "shocked" and added: "It's terrible it happened to someone so young."
Next of kin have been made aware of the death. Formal identification is yet to take place.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place later this afternoon, March 14, at Croydon Public Mortary.
The Homicide and Major Crime Command led by Detective Chief Inspector Will Reynolds are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4005, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
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