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| Toddler stabbed to death in flat | Toddler stabbed to death in flat |
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| A toddler has been stabbed to death in a flat in east London. | A toddler has been stabbed to death in a flat in east London. |
| Police officers were called to Law House in Maybury Road, Barking, at 0015 BST, where they found the dead girl, believed to be aged two. | Police officers were called to Law House in Maybury Road, Barking, at 0015 BST, where they found the dead girl, believed to be aged two. |
| A woman in her 20s, thought to be the mother, was also found at the flat with stab wounds and was taken to hospital where she is in a serious condition. | A woman in her 20s, thought to be the mother, was also found at the flat with stab wounds and was taken to hospital where she is in a serious condition. |
| The Met's Child Abuse Team is investigating the incident. No arrests have been made. | The Met's Child Abuse Team is investigating the incident. No arrests have been made. |
| 'Unusual in area' | |
| Local councillor Joan Rawlinson described the stabbing as dreadful. | |
| "It's so unusual for this kind of thing to happen in our area," she said. | |
| "You hear about it in other areas, but it's coming home to our borough now. It was unheard of here before." | "You hear about it in other areas, but it's coming home to our borough now. It was unheard of here before." |
| Law House is a medium-rise block of flats, which forms part of the Thames View estate. | |
| Several of the high-rise blocks on the estate are soon to be demolished as part of regeneration plans for Barking riverside. | |
| A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the girl in due course. | A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the girl in due course. |