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Woman is stabbed to death in shop Employee killed at clothes shop
(about 8 hours later)
A woman in her 40s has been stabbed to death in a store in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. An employee has been stabbed to death at a south London clothing store.
The victim was an employee in the shop, in Majestic Way, Mitcham, where she was attacked on Friday afternoon. The victim, a woman in her 40s, worked at Peacocks in Majestic Way, Mitcham, where the attack happened on Friday afternoon.
Officers said the woman was stabbed in a storeroom at the rear of a store at about 1320 GMT. Police said she was stabbed in a storeroom at the rear of the shop at about 1320 GMT.
A spokesman for London Ambulance Service (LAS) said paramedics and an air ambulance attended but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are treating the attack as a domestic incident and are looking for the woman's husband. There have been no arrests.
Police know the identity of the victim but are trying to trace her next of kin. 'Not safe'
A spokesman for London Ambulance Service (LAS) said paramedics and an air ambulance attended but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The LAS spokesman said: "We sent two single responders in cars, an ambulance, a duty officer and Hems, which is the air ambulance."The LAS spokesman said: "We sent two single responders in cars, an ambulance, a duty officer and Hems, which is the air ambulance."
Majestic Way, a pedestrianised shopping area and a neighbouring car park was cordoned off and is likely to be closed until forensic science experts have completed their investigations.
The manager of a local pub, who did not want to be named, said: "It's a bit of a shock to all of us.The manager of a local pub, who did not want to be named, said: "It's a bit of a shock to all of us.
"This is a very close-knit community and people have been talking about the murder all afternoon.""This is a very close-knit community and people have been talking about the murder all afternoon."
The owner of a nearby shop, who also did not want to be named, said: "Mitcham is not a safe area. People worry about their safety, especially business owners.
"I am not surprised to hear this has happened but I wish it hadn't."