Bermondsey: Boy, 16, in court after woman dies in stabbing

The incident happened at Spenlow House, Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, on 24 December

A teenage boy has appeared in court accused of murdering a 22-year-old woman in south-east London.

Kacey Clarke died after she was stabbed at a residential property at Spenlow House, Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, on 24 December.

The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, was arrested a short time later.

During the hearing at the Old Bailey, a trial date was set for 15 July and the boy was remanded in youth detention.

Kacey Clarke died from a single stab wound, a post-mortem examination showed

Metropolitan Police officers were called to the scene shortly after 22:00 GMT.

A post-mortem examination gave Ms Clarke's cause of death as a single, sharp-force trauma to the chest.

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