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Woman murdered at Harrow School | Woman murdered at Harrow School |
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A woman has been found stabbed to death at her home in the grounds of one of England's top public schools. | A woman has been found stabbed to death at her home in the grounds of one of England's top public schools. |
Lucy Braham, the 25-year-old daughter of Harrow School's art director, was found at her home in Peterborough Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill on Thursday night. | Lucy Braham, the 25-year-old daughter of Harrow School's art director, was found at her home in Peterborough Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill on Thursday night. |
Ms Braham received stab wounds to her chest and abdomen in the incident, which took place on school premises. | Ms Braham received stab wounds to her chest and abdomen in the incident, which took place on school premises. |
Police said a man in his 20s was also found badly injured and has been arrested over Miss Braham's murder. | |
Officers are investigating whether Miss Braham was in a relationship with the man, whose wounds are believed to be self-inflicted. | |
He is under police guard in hospital. A knife was found at the house. | |
I'm just stunned that something like this could happen here Ray PanRestaurant owner | |
Former Harrow School pupil Deep Dansingani, who now runs an antique shop on Harrow on the Hill, said everyone was devastated. | |
"I have lived in Harrow all my life practically and it's a great sadness for the whole community," he told BBC London. | |
Ray Pan, manager of Bistro Francais, opposite the school, said it was a nice quiet area with a low crime rate. | |
"I'm just stunned that something like this could happen here," he said. | |
Residents of the Harrow community are deeply shocked by this tragedy Harrow School statement | |
A post-mortem examination at Northwick Park hospital found Miss Braham died from shock and haemorrhaging in addition to the stab wounds. | |
Police have cordoned off the property, a Victorian house which is part of a large residential block. | Police have cordoned off the property, a Victorian house which is part of a large residential block. |
It is located just 200m from the entrance to the private all-boys school, which caters for 800 pupils. | |
A spokeswoman for Harrow School said: "There was a serious incident in a property owned by the school last night. No pupils from the school were involved. | |
"Residents of the Harrow community are deeply shocked by this tragedy and the school wishes to extend its greatest sympathy to the families of those involved." |