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Man and woman stabbed to death in house as one arrested for murder

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Paramedics and police were called after concerns were raised for the welfare of someone inside a property (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP)

A murder investigation has been launched after a man and woman were stabbed to death in a house in north London.

A man, 52, has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the tragedy in Wood Green.

Paramedics and police raced to Mayes Road on Sunday morning after concerns were raised for the welfare of someone inside a property.

The man and woman were found unresponsive shortly after 9.30am. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police said ‘efforts are underway’ to confirm the identities of the victims and locate their families.

?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 28/11/2021. London, UK. Forensic investigators gather evidence at a block of flats on Mayes Road, Wood Green in north London following double murder investigations. A man and woman were found unresponsive at a property early this morning after concerns for their welfare were raised with emergency services. The Police and the London Ambulance Service were called to the property at 9.37am and discovered the man and woman, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 52-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on suspicion of murder. Photo credit: Marcin Nowak/LNP
Forensic investigators gather evidence at a block of flats (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)
?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 28/11/2021. London, UK. Forensic investigators (R) gather evidence at a block of flats on Mayes Road, Wood Green in north London following double murder investigations. A man and woman were found unresponsive at a property early this morning after concerns for their welfare were raised with emergency services. The Police and the London Ambulance Service were called to the property at 9.37am and discovered the man and woman, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 52-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on suspicion of murder. Photo credit: Marcin Nowak/LNP
The two people were pronounced dead at the scene (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)
?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 28/11/2021. London, UK. A forensic car parked outside a block of flats on Mayes Road, Wood Green in north London following double murder investigations. A man and woman were found unresponsive at a property early this morning after concerns for their welfare were raised with emergency services. The Police and the London Ambulance Service were called to the property at 9.37am and discovered the man and woman, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 52-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on suspicion of murder. Photo credit: Dinendra Haria/LNP
An investigation has been launched (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP)

A statement added: ‘A 52-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on suspicion of murder in connection with this incident. He remains in custody.’

Anyone with information has been urged to come forward.

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