Police authorities are currently questioning two men who were brought in in connection with a suspected honour killing and attempted murder of the victim's cousin. The 21-year old survivor was found banging on the doors of her neighbours before she managed to reach a nearby hospital with a slashed throat and multiple stab wounds. She informed medics that she had been kidnapped along with her 19 year old cousin and driven to a detached property in a wealthy south London suburb.
Officials had already launched a search for the the two victims after they received a call raising concerned. Two hours later, they were alerted by the hospital that a woman was brought in suffering multiple stab and slash injuries. After talking to her, they rushed to a £1.2 million five bedroom property in Coombe Lane West in Kingston and found the body of the teenager in a large upright fridge. Two men, aged 33 and 28 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and a woman, 29, has been detained on suspicion of assisting an offender. The six-bed property was home to a man in his 50s, a woman in her 20s and two children. They are understood to be staying in a house nearby during renovations.
A neighbour said, “They really keep themselves quiet, we hardly ever see them. Even when there was a huge campaign in the street to stop a phone mast going up they were the only people not to get involved. But they go to great lengths to decorate at Halloween and Easter, putting skeletons and lights all over the house.”
Detective Chief Inspector Sam Price said, “We are doing everything we can to fully understand the circumstances of the despicable attack on two young women. The death of the 19 year old is being treated as murder and the attack on the 21 year old is being treated as attempted murder. We are appealing for anyone with information to contact us. At this early stage it is believed the two victims were taken to an address before being attacked. We also understand that the victims were known to their attackers.”
