Two arrests after pregnant woman is stabbed to death

Kelly Mary

Kelly Mary Fauvrelle pronounced dead early
on Saturday morning

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “Violence against women has no
place in our city, and horrific murders in the home like this show
the scale of the problem we face.

“My heart goes out to this innocent child, and to the mother
they have so tragically lost.”

Khan, who has faced criticism amid rising violent crime in the
capital, added that the City Hall-funded violent crime task force,
a specialist force of officers, was on duty over the weekend.

He said they had “made over 5,000 arrests, and removed over
1,500 dangerous weapons from our streets in the last year”.

Officers were called to Raymead Avenue at 3.30am on Saturday
after reports of a woman in cardiac arrest.

The Met Police said: “Officers attended along with London
Ambulance Service and found 26-year-old Kelly, who was eight months
pregnant, suffering from stab injuries. Despite the efforts of
paramedics, she sadly died at the scene.”

Detectives say they are maintaining an “open mind” on the motive
as they continue the murder investigation.

A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and has
been released under investigation pending further enquiries. Police
have made a second arrest, of a 29-year-old man who remains in
custody in south London.

Chandra Mutucumarana, a neighbour of the victim who has lived in
the street since 1976, said he was “utterly shocked” and that
locals were “upset for her but hopeful for the child”.

Another neighbour paid tribute to the victim, describing her as
a “nice girl”.