I’ve been contacted by a concerned resident about the murder that took place a few days ago on the Stroud Green Road. It has been covered a bit by the BBC and apparently there was a police cordon and a very high officer presence at the weekend. This is obviously all quite alarming for local residents, so I asked for some information from the Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety and have got this statement:
At 6.20am on Thursday, December 31st, police were called to an address in Stroud Green Road, Haringey, where a woman aged 40, was found unconscious. She was taken to the Whittington Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Police officers from the Serious Crime Command are investigating.
Ms McKinley’s partner has been located and arrested; it is believed that he has admitted to the murder.
The victim’s four children are being cared for and supported by Haringey; all appropriate measures to ensure their future safety are being taken.
Obviously this is a terrible incident, but I think its a little reassuring for residents to have the basic facts about what’s going on.