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Daughter of Harrow teacher killed | Daughter of Harrow teacher killed |
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The daughter of a master at one of the UK's leading public schools has been found stabbed to death and the son of another teacher has been arrested. | The daughter of a master at one of the UK's leading public schools has been found stabbed to death and the son of another teacher has been arrested. |
Lucy Braham, 25, the daughter of Harrow School's art director, was found at her family home in Harrow-on-the-Hill, north-west London, on Thursday night. | |
She had wounds to her chest and abdomen and was pronounced dead at the scene. | She had wounds to her chest and abdomen and was pronounced dead at the scene. |
Police have arrested student William Jaggs, 22. He was found with stab wounds, thought to be self-inflicted. | Police have arrested student William Jaggs, 22. He was found with stab wounds, thought to be self-inflicted. |
A knife was found at the scene, in Peterborough Road. | A knife was found at the scene, in Peterborough Road. |
It is thought the pair knew each other but were not in a relationship. | It is thought the pair knew each other but were not in a relationship. |
Residents of the Harrow community are deeply shocked by this tragedy Harrow School statement | Residents of the Harrow community are deeply shocked by this tragedy Harrow School statement |
The arrested man, who is critically injured and too ill to talk to detectives, is under police guard in hospital. He is believed to be the son of a design teacher at the school and a student at Oxford University. | The arrested man, who is critically injured and too ill to talk to detectives, is under police guard in hospital. He is believed to be the son of a design teacher at the school and a student at Oxford University. |
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. | 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. | 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." | "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." |
'Great sadness' | 'Great sadness' |
Former Harrow School pupil Deep Dansingani, who now runs an antique shop on Harrow on the Hill, said everyone was devastated. | 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. | "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. | 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. | "I'm just stunned that something like this could happen here," he said. |