A woman has been charged with the murder of another woman in London.
Officers were called to the Tower Hamlets area of the city at about 1.17am on Sunday.
Metropolitan Police received reports of a woman suffering stab injuries in the foyer of a block of flats in Duckett Street.
London Ambulance Service was also in attendance but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Hope Rowe, 32, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.
She has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.
Formal identification of the deceased is yet to take place, but police believe her to be 31-year-old Charlotte Lawler.
Her next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from trained officers.
A 37-year-old man who was previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail.
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Police said they were not looking for anyone else as part of their investigation at this time.
Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney previously said his thoughts were with the victim’s family “at this very difficult time”.
The investigation into the death continues and police have asked anyone with information to get in touch.
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