Female suspect, 33, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 58, was found dead in north London 

A female suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 58-year-old woman was found dead in a home on Monday evening.

The victim was discovered by emergency services after suffering multiple injuries in a property in Edmonton, Enfield, north London, on Monday.

A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder, police said today, and has been taken into custody for questioning.

Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the house at 8.32pm alongside police and found the woman’s body inside the property.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, police confirmed today.

A female suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 58-year-old woman was found dead in a home on Monday evening

A post-mortem is due to take place in the next few days to establish the cause of death while officers work to find the woman’s next of kin. 

Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command are probing the circumstances of the killing and a police cordon is still in place at the house, the Met said.

Chief Superintendent Simon Crick of the Met Police, responsible for local policing in Enfield and Haringey, said: ‘I am deeply saddened by this tragic loss of life.

‘My thoughts and condolences are with the victim’s family and friends.

‘Extra officers will remain in the area over the coming days and I would urge anyone with information or concerns to speak to them or to contact us by calling 101.’

Anyone with information can call police on 101, tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 6735/21Feb or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.