BREAKING: Woman Beheaded in London
A woman has reportedly been beheaded in at a house in north London, with witnesses reporting that a man went "on the loose with a machete".
Police were called to the stabbing at Nightingale Road, Edmonton just after 1pm today, and found a woman collapsed in the garden.Police say that the man is now in custody and they are trying to establish a motive. One officer sustained a suspected broken wrist while performing the arrest.
A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service confirmed the fatality, telling the London Evening Standard: "We were called at 1.30pm to an incident in Nightingale Road, Edmonton.
"We sent a number of resources to the scene including London's Air Ambulance, an ambulance crew and a duty officer.
"Sadly a woman was pronounced dead at the scene by the doctor from London's Air Ambulance."
DCI John Sandlin, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a highly visible attack in broad daylight on a residential street. I can understand why this may cause people concern, however we are confident that we are not looking for anyone else at this stage.
"Whilst it is too early to speculate on what the motive behind this attack was, I am confident, based on the information currently available to me, that it is not terrorist related.
"Local officers and specialist detectives are at the scene and will remain there for many hours to come.
"Specially trained family liaison officers will be deployed to support the family; we request that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."
It has been reported that the killer targeted more than one person, with other victims attempting to flee the scene in a car. A silver-grey Ford can be seen inside the police-cordon area with visible damage, and a smashed window.
Man arrested after stabbing incident in Nightingale Road, N9 - police and London Ambulance on scene #Edmonton #PondersEnd
— Enfield MPS (@MPSEnfield) September 4, 2014
Police are expected to give a statement at 5.30pm UK time.Read our statement following incident in #Edmonton #Enfield pic.twitter.com/7ohMFuANgo
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) September 4, 2014
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