9 Nov, 2017 @ 11:25
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MURDER ON THE ROCK: ‘Beautiful’ mother-of-two stabbed to death in Gibraltar

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A MURDER investigation is underway after a mother-of-two was stabbed to death in Gibraltar last night.

The woman was found in a flat alongside a man in his 40s who also had serious knife wounds.

She was treated at the scene before being rushed to St Bernard’s Hospital.

The unnamed man remains in a critical condition in hospital.

One local resident described the victim, who is said to have grown up in North London, as ‘a lovely girl’.

She told the Olive Press: “She’s a beautiful woman, I can’t beleive it, it’s so sad.”

The Royal Gibraltar Police have said there is no danger to the public and they are not looking for anybody else as they launch their probe.

The police said: “Members of the RGP’s Crime and Protective Services Division have been recalled and a murder investigation has been instigated with a crime scene investigation being conducted at the residence.

“The investigation is being led by a Senior Investigating Officer.”

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, called for people to respect the woman’s family at ‘this tragic time’.

He said: “I urge all to think first of the deceased and the family.

“The harrowing circumstances of this matter are not for social media speculation.”

The last murders in Gibraltar took place in 2015 when a Welsh man slaughtered his young family.

 

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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