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Man charged with murder over death of ‘wonderful’ mum in gas explosion

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Annabel Rook, a human rights lawyer, died inside her home after being stabbed (Picture: PA)

A man has been charged with murdering a ‘truly wonderful’ mum who was found with stab wounds after a gas explosion at her home.

Annabel Rook, 46, died at her terrace house in Hackney, north London.

Emergency services rushed to the property at 4.57am on Tuesday, June 17, following reports of a gas explosion.

The human rights lawyer was sadly declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

Note: named locally. Pic ided by three neighbours John Dunne This is the first picture of a mother of two who was fatally stabbed at her north London home which was then destroyed in an ?explosion?. The victim, named locally as human rights lawyer Annabel Rook, was found at her two storey Victorian terrace after emergency services were scrambled in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A man, 46, who was known to her, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 44 year old. Neighbours reported hearing a sound like a 'bomb going off' while one woman ran to the house and banged desperately on the front door shouting 'open the door' repeatedly. Ms Rook's two children, aged seven and nine, were not harmed and are believed to have been out of the property in Dumont Road at the time. Pictures from the scene show the badly-damaged home with charred walls. Witness Bhikha Maisuria, 68, told Metro: ?There was a ?boom? like a bomb going off. There was glass flying everywhere. It was horrific. ?The lady who died was very nice and looked like a great mother. We are all devastated.?
Annabel, a human rights lawyer, co-founded a charity for helping survivors gender-based violence and set up refugee camps in Africa

Clifton George, 44, was charged yesterday with Annabel’s murder.

Acting Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who is in charge of policing for the Central East Basic Command Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts continue to remain with the family and friends of Annabel as they navigate this devastating loss.

‘We ask that the public refrain from speculation and respect their privacy at this time, and we thank the Hackney community for their ongoing support.’

Annabel’s two children, aged seven and nine, were not thought to be in the house at the time and are unharmed.

Her devastated family said they were ‘struggling to come to terms with this terrible tragedy’.

UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON, 18th June 2025 Flowers left at the scene. Flowers have been left at the scene where Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, just before 05:00 BST on the 17th June. ??2025 Tom Bowles +44 7956 938547
Floral tributes left near Annabel’s home on Dumont Road in Hackney (Picture: Tom Bowles)

They added: ‘We have lost our beautiful daughter, sister, friend and mother. Annabel was a truly wonderful woman. She touched the hearts of so many.

‘She gave her life to helping the vulnerable and the disadvantaged whether it was in refugee camps in Africa or setting up MamaSuze in London, to enhance the lives of survivors of forced displacement and gender-based violence.

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‘We would really appreciate it if our privacy could be respected.’

A man was arrested for murder at the scene shortly after officers arrived and taken to hospital with slash injuries.

He was later discharged and released into police custody before being charged.

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