London horror: Woman fatally stabbed at Holiday Inn Express in Greenwich
A WOMAN has died being stabbed at a Holiday Inn in Greenwich, south London this morning.
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Emergency services were called to the Holiday Inn Express on Bugsby's Way in Greenwich at about 10am this morning, following reports a woman had been stabbed. Officers and the London Ambulance Service were called to the scene, and found a woman suffering form serious injuries. She was later declared dead at the scene.
The woman has not yet been formally identified and officers are working to inform her next of kin.
While emergency services were at the hotel, a man - believed by officers to have known the woman, fell from a height.
He was taken to hospital where his condition has been described as life-threatening.
The man is currently under the guard of officers and no one else is believed to be involved in the incident.
Detectives from Specialist Crime have launched an investigation into the incident.
Witnesses said a hotel window appeared smashed this morning, with a police cordon in place outside the hotel.
The hotel is understood to have stopped guests from checking in.
One person wrote on Twitter: "Something untoward has occurred at the Holiday Inn in Greenwich.
"A friend just tried to check in but it’s cordoned off by the Police and no one is allowed in or out."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "London Ambulance Service were called at 9:58am today to reports of an incident at an address in Greenwich.
"We called MPS to request their attendance and we sent a number of resources to the scene, with the first arriving at 10:04am.
"We entered the address when advised by police it was safe to do so. Sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A man with head injuries was treated at the scene before we took him to a major trauma centre by road."