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Harrow woman may have been murdered in 'parking row' | Harrow woman may have been murdered in 'parking row' |
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A woman fatally stabbed in a north-west London street may have been attacked in a row over parking, it has emerged. | A woman fatally stabbed in a north-west London street may have been attacked in a row over parking, it has emerged. |
Alison Morrison, 45, was attacked in Alexandra Avenue, Harrow, on Thursday morning and died in hospital. | |
Scotland Yard said it was looking into numerous lines of inquiry, including a neighbour dispute. | Scotland Yard said it was looking into numerous lines of inquiry, including a neighbour dispute. |
A man, 48, was arrested in connection with her suspected murder. Mrs Morrison was vice-chair of the area's Safer Neighbourhood Board. | A man, 48, was arrested in connection with her suspected murder. Mrs Morrison was vice-chair of the area's Safer Neighbourhood Board. |
Det Ch Insp Matt Bonner said: "Alexandra Avenue is a busy thoroughfare and I am sure that there will have been people who may have witnessed all or some of the incident who are yet to come forward." | Det Ch Insp Matt Bonner said: "Alexandra Avenue is a busy thoroughfare and I am sure that there will have been people who may have witnessed all or some of the incident who are yet to come forward." |
'Community champion' | 'Community champion' |
Mrs Morrison worked as head of customer experience at the consumer organisation Which?. | Mrs Morrison worked as head of customer experience at the consumer organisation Which?. |
In a statement, chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith said: "Alison was a hugely popular member of staff and her sudden death has come as a great shock to us all. | In a statement, chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith said: "Alison was a hugely popular member of staff and her sudden death has come as a great shock to us all. |
"Our thoughts are with Alison's husband, son and family at this terrible time, and we will be doing all we can to support them." | "Our thoughts are with Alison's husband, son and family at this terrible time, and we will be doing all we can to support them." |
She also worked on the Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board and as a community champion | She also worked on the Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board and as a community champion |
'Lovely and inspiring' | |
David Perry, leader of Harrow Council, said: "Alison Morrison was passionately committed to creating a safer Harrow... and it is terrible news that she has lost her life in this violent way in a borough she cared so much about. | David Perry, leader of Harrow Council, said: "Alison Morrison was passionately committed to creating a safer Harrow... and it is terrible news that she has lost her life in this violent way in a borough she cared so much about. |
"Alison's colleagues on the Safer Neighbourhood Board are absolutely shattered by this news, as are the staff of Harrow Council." | "Alison's colleagues on the Safer Neighbourhood Board are absolutely shattered by this news, as are the staff of Harrow Council." |
Ch Supt Simon Ovens, Borough Commander for Harrow added he had worked with Mrs Morrison and she was "held in high regard locally, and truly cared about the borough". | |
Claire Hawk, director of human resources at the English National Ballet, tweeted: "So shocked about Alison Morrison. Lovely and inspiring to work with - very decent person. Know how much she loved her family. So very sad." |