Arrest after fatal stabbing in Dagenham

A man has been arrested after a fatal stabbing in Dagenham.

Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to a residential property in Marlborough Road, Dagenham, at 10.10pm on Saturday December 14.

A man in his 40s was found with life-threatening stab injuries. Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was declared dead at the scene.

A woman in her 50s was also found injured. She was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 59-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.