Woman in her 70s is fighting for her life and man is in hospital with stab wounds after horrific ‘domestic incident’ at north London home
- The woman, in her 70s, is in a life-threatening condition in hospital, police said
- A man, also in his 70s, was found with stab wounds, his condition in unclear
- There have been no arrests, with police saying that it was a ‘domestic incident’
A woman in her 70s is fighting for her life after a horrific ‘domestic incident’ at a north London home yesterday evening, with a man suffering with stab wounds.
A man, also in his 70s, was found with stab wounds at the property in Islington, though his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
Police were called to the address at around 8.30pm yesterday evening and found the man with stab wounds and the woman, who was unresponsive.
The woman was initially thought to have also been stabbed, but it was later confirmed she had not been, police said in a statement.
No arrests have been made and no other details of what happened have been released.
Shocked neighbours piled into the street, with several police cars and ambulances rushing to the road.
The woman, in her 70s, suffered life-threatening stab injuries in the incident in Islington, north London this evening
A man, also in his 70s, also suffered stab injuries in the incident in Islington, with police awaiting an update on his condition.
Islington Police reported: ‘Police were called by LAS at 20:24hrs on Wednesday, 27 May, to a residential address in Southgate Road, N1. Officers attended.
‘Two people – a man and a woman, both believed to be aged in their 70s – were found. Both have been taken to hospital.
‘The man had suffered stab injuries. These are not believed to be life-threatening.
‘The woman was unresponsive. She was initially thought to have been stabbed, but it is now confirmed she had not been. Her condition is being treated as life-threatening. There have been no arrests.
‘At this very early stage, the matter is being treated as a domestic incident with no other persons believed involved. Extensive inquiries into the circumstances continue.
‘A crime scene and road closures are in place.’