Man, 31, charged with Lewisham murder as victim, 59, named

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Pictured: Woman, 59, found stabbed to death in London home on her birthday as 31-year-old man is charged with murder

  • Dawn Bennett, 58, suffered fatal stab wounds to her chest on June 10
  • Officers were called to a property in Lewisham Way in Lewisham, south London
  • They found Ms Bennett with serious injuries and rushed her to hospital
  • She died in hospital six days later on June 16, the day of her 59th birthday

By Sam Blitz For Mailonline

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Police have revealed the identity of a woman who died from fatal stab wounds on her 59th birthday in south London. 

Dawn Bennett, 58, was found with stab wounds to her chest on June 10 at her home in Lewisham.

Ms Bennett was rushed to hospital by the London Ambulance Service but on June 16, the day she turned 59.

Metropolitian Police have identified a woman who died from fatal stab wounds following an attack in Lewisham as Dawn Bennett (pictured)

A Metropolitan police statement read: ‘A murder investigation was launched after Dawn died in hospital on Tuesday 16 June, from her injuries sustained in the incident.

‘Officers were initially alerted to welfare concerns for the occupant of an address on Lewisham Way, Lewisham, on Wednesday, 10 June, at about 21:00hrs.

‘They attended the address a short time later and found a woman suffering from stab wounds. 

‘A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was an incised wound to the chest.’

Officers were called to Ms Bennett's home on Lewisham Way in Lewisham, south London where they found the victim suffering from stab wounds to the chest. A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder

Officers were called to Ms Bennett’s home on Lewisham Way in Lewisham, south London where they found the victim suffering from stab wounds to the chest. A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder  

 

 A 31-year-old man was arrested on the day of the offence on suspicion of attempted murder. He was charged on Friday at Bromley Magistrates’ Court and will appear at the Old Bailey on July 10. 

The man in question has been remanded in custody since the day of the incident. 

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or contact via Twitter @MetCC quoting reference CAD 7081/10Jun, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. 

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1 William Algar 53 Jan-03 4.57pm Nowell Road Barnes
2 Takieddine Boudhane 30 Jan-03 6.50pm Charteris Road Finsbury Park
3 Krasimir Kartikov 60 Jan-13 8.50am Whitehorse Road Croydon
4 Harinder Kumar 22 Jan-19 7.38pm Elmstead Road Seven Kings
5 Narinder Singh 26 Jan-19 7.38pm Elmstead Road Seven Kings
6 Baljit Singh 34 Jan-19 7.38pm Elmstead Road Seven Kings
7 Tahereh Pirali-Dashti 40 Jan-20 11.50am Henlys Corner Barnet
8 Beverley Denahy 61 Jan-22 11.35pm Waverley Avenue Chingford
9 Unnamed man 60s Jan-24 11.29pm Mount Pleasant Lane Clapton
10 Louis Johnson 16 Jan-27 4.45pm East Croydon station Croydon
11 Eraj Seifi 46 Jan-29 2.44pm Bravington Road Queens Park
12 Unnamed man 33 Feb-12 3.20pm High Road North Finchley
13 James Dowdell 54 Feb-17 6.50pm St Marks Grove Chelsea
14 Sundeep Ghuman 36 Feb-18 8.00pm HMP Belmarsh Thamesmead
15 Lennox Nigel Alcendor 42 Feb-21 6.45am Anson Road Cricklewood
16 Li-Qing Wang 35 Feb-25 11.52am Magnolia Close Waltham Forest
17 Tyler Roye 24 Feb-26 0.15am Stroud Green Way Croydon
18 Archie Beston 19 Feb-29 3.40am Wood Street Kingston
19 Asante Campbell 24 Feb-29 9.00pm Parson Street Hendon
20 Shanur Ahmed 16 Mar-03 8.38am Atlantis Avenue Newham
21 Ricardo Fuller 24 Mar-07 5.05am Ilford High Road Ilford
22 Vanita Nowell 68 Mar-08 6.30am Blakes Road Southwark
23 Damani Mauge 17 Mar-08 8.30pm Whitehorse Lane Croydon
24 Cameron Murfitt 18 Mar-15 3.30pm Woolwich Common Greenwich
25 Tracey Kidd 57 Mar-17 4.45pm Charnwood Street Hackney
26 Shadika Mohsin Patel 40 Mar-19 12.45am Barking Road Newham
27 Abdullahi Mahmoud 29 Mar-19 4.35pm Hertford Road Enfield
28 Stefan Melnyk 54 Mar-22 12.50pm Salisbury Street Acton
29 Kelly Stewart 41 Mar-26 3.09pm Barking Road Barking
30 Tomas Macionis 35 Mar-31 10.55pm Alexandra Road Walthamstow
31 Sonia Teresa Burton Calvi 56 Apr-01 4.00pm Dorset Road Stockwell
32 Edgar Aguilera Daza 59 Apr-01 4.00pm Dorset Road Stockwell
33 Maryan Ismail 57 Apr-06 6.04pm Plevna Road Edmonton
34 Ralph Gibson 42 Apr-15 5.35pm Huntingfield Road Putney
35 Denise Michelle Keane-Barnett-Simmons 26 Apr-16 2.15am Alric Avenue Brent
36 Mark Baker 62 Apr-19 11.57pm Peacock Close Walthamstow
37 Jay John 27 Apr-25 12.25pm Trinity Close Hackney
38 Baljit Singh 37 Apr-25 10.56pm Station Road Hayes
39 Pavinya Nithiyakumar 1 Apr-26 5.30pm Aldborough Road North Ilford
40 Nigish Nithiyakumar 3 Apr-26 5.30pm Aldborough Road North Ilford
41 David Gomoh 24 Apr-26 10.25pm Freemasons Road Newham
42 Anthony Rooks 79 May-04 7.20pm Dalmeny Road Holloway
43 Yonas Haile 32 May-05 7.50pm Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith
44 Francois Kablan 19 May-13 5.28pm Great Dover Street Southwark
45 Jemal Ebrahim 23 May-13 8.13pm Russell Road Haringey
46 Chad Gordon 27 May-18 8.22pm Wiltshire Gardens Haringey
47  Oluwamayowa Adeymi  21  Jun-05  11.30pm  Brackenfield Close  Hackney 
48 Nicole Smallman   27 Jun-07 1.08pm  Slough Lane  Wembley
49  Bibaa Henry  46  Jun-07  1.08pm  Slough Lane  Wembley 
50  Alexander Kareem  20  Jun-08  0.40am  Askew Road  Shepherd’s Bush 
51  Dawn Bennett  58  Jun-10  9.00pm  Lewisham Way  Lewisham 
52  Mihai Gae  48  Jun-13  11.58pm  Waldegrave Road  Hornsey 
53  Kyle Kelson  25   Jun-19  1.12am  Brocks Drive  North Cheam 
54  Wayne Hoskyns 41  Jun-19  4.18pm  The Parade  Bexley 
55  Steve Morrison  30  Jun-23  8.00pm  Epping Road  Epping 
56  Sayagi Sivanantham  5  Jun-30  4.00pm  Monarch Parade  Mitcham