A woman and a man were stabbed to death at separate addresses in Westminster in the early hours of Friday morning
A suspect has been identified over the murder of two people within hours of each other inA woman, 45, and a man, 59, were stabbed to death at separate addresses in Westminster on Thursday and in the early hours of Friday morning.released an image of Lee Peacock, 49, whom they wished to speak to ‘urgently’.
Detective chief inspector Wayne Jolley said: ‘I would urge anybody that knows the whereabouts of Lee Peacock to contact police immediately by calling 999.Emergency services were called to Ashbridge Street, Westminster, just after 9.30pm on Thursday, after concerns were raised for the wellbeing of people inside a flat.
Officers found a 45-year-old woman who had suffered a knife injury. She was pronounced dead at the scene. At 2.15am on Friday, police were alerted by the London Ambulance Service to reports of a man with a knife injury at a property in Jerome Crescent, around half a mile away.Peacock, 49, is wanted over two deaths in Westminster Inquiries are under way to trace the woman’s next of kin, while the man’s have been notified and are being supported by specialist officers.Mr Jolley added: ‘Our thoughts are with the families of the victims. We can only begin to imagine what they are going through.
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