Woman in her 40s is arrested for murder after boy, 10, was found dead at house in west London
Woman in her 40s is arrested for murder after boy, 10, was found dead at house in west London
- Woman went to a police station before officers visited a house in west London
- At the house in Acton, police officers discovered the dead body of a boy, 10
- The woman, in her 40s and known to the boy, has been arrested for murder
By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline
Published: 06:11 EDT, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 07:06 EDT, 16 August 2020
A woman has been arrested and a murder investigation has been launched after a boy, 10, was found dead at a house in west London.
The woman walked into a police station at around 2.30am this morning to speak to officers and a short while later the boy was found dead at a home in Cumberland Park, Acton, west London.
The woman was known to the child and nobody else is sought at this stage in connection with the death.
Officers believe they know his identity but await formal identification.
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child, 10, was found dead at a west London property
A police officer stands in the doorway of a property on Cumberland Park in Acton, West London where 10 year old boy was discovered dead
Next of kin have been informed and detectives from Specialist Crime are investigating.
A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4205.
It comes just days after a man in his 20s was shot dead by a hooded gunman on the doorstep of his £500,000 northwest London home – the 78th murder this year in the capital.
Armed officers swooped on Hansel Road, Kilburn, in the early hours of August 13 after reports of a shooting.
Neighbours say they heard ‘several gunshots’ before two hooded men were seen fleeing the scene in a car, whose driver had been waiting nearby.
When police arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound near to a block of flats – where forensic teams have today been seen collecting evidence.
Next of kin have been informed and detectives from Specialist Crime are investigating
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, despite efforts by paramedics to save him.
He was later named as 26-year-old Jeffrey Wegbe who lived in Brent.
His family said: ‘Our beloved Jeffrey was killed on Wednesday morning in what can only be described as a senseless violent attack. Understandably, we are distraught by the news and ask that you keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.
‘We would also like to say a huge thank you to the family, police and wider community for all their support.’
