- Officers called at 5.40pm yesterday to reports of a man and two youngsters injured at a home in Ilford
- 12-month-old girl pronounced dead at the scene while three-year-old boy died at major trauma centre
- 40-year-old man taken to hospital in unknown condition – but detectives say all three knew each other
Two children including a baby girl were stabbed to death in an astonishing blade in East London last night.
Police were called at 5.40pm yesterday to reports of a man and two youngsters injured at a home in Ilford. A 1-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene from knife injuries.
A three-year-old boy was taken to a major trauma centre but also died, while a 40-year-old man was taken to hospital but his condition remains unknown. Officers confirmed all three people suffered knife injuries.
Scotland Yard detectives are now conducting a murder investigation, but said all three people knew each other and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident on Aldborough Road North.
Redbridge Council leader Jas Athwal said last night: ‘Earlier today there was an incident in Ilford. Two young children have passed away and an investigation is ongoing.
‘My thoughts are with the family and wider community who are grieving this unspeakable tragedy. We ask that everyone please respects the family’s privacy at this difficult time.’
The London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended the incident, and enquiries into the circumstances continue.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Police were called at approximately 5.30pm on Sunday, April 26 following reports of a man and two children injured at a residential address in Aldborough Road North, Ilford.
‘Officers, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended. A one-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. A three-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment but subsequently died.
‘A 40-year-old man has been taken hospital for treatment; condition awaits. All three suffered knife injuries. It is believed all parties involved are known to each other.
‘At this early stage, police are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. Homicide detectives from Specialist Crime investigate. Enquiries into the circumstances continue.’
The murder investigation was launched as Britain continues to be in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 20,000 people now dead from the infection in the country.
Ilford North Labour MP Wes Streeting last night confirmed that he had been in touch with Mayor Sadiq Khan about the tragic deaths.
