Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed in North London

Three separate attacks in the same evening leave a woman dead and two men fighting for life

The incident took place in a residential property on Neasden Lane, Brent (Google Street View)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed in north London.

A 28-year-old woman was attacked in the early hours of 1 June inside a property on Neasden Lane, Brent.

Officers were called to the scene at 2.30am by paramedics after reports of an unresponsive woman.

Despite the efforts of medical teams she was pronounced dead at the scene shortly afterwards.

Police are trying to find her next of kin and a post-mortem is yet to be carried out.

A 43-year-old man, who knew the victim, was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to a north London police station where he remains in custody.

A crime scene is in place and police are not looking for anyone else.

In a separate, unrelated attack in the neighbourhood, a man was stabbed and is now fighting for his life in hospital.

A mile further away, another man was hit by a fusillade of shots in yet another attack.

Residents described hearing as many as 11 gunshots and the victim, believed to be in his 20s, is currently fighting for his life.

Superintendent Tim Alexander said extra officers would be present in the area over the coming days.

He said: "Earlier in the evening, the borough also had a shooting and a stabbing within two hours of each other.

"Whilst this is of concern, I'd like to reiterate that my officers are working around the clock to identify, locate and apprehend those responsible."

Agencies contributed to this report