Brentford stabbing: 'This is England' says son of stabbed woman, 84

The son of an elderly woman stabbed in Brentford said “This is England”, as he arrived at the scene.

He asked police to let him through the cordon on Albany Parade to visit his family on the other side.

He declined to speak in depth to reporters, except to say that his mother is aged 84, not 82 as had been reported by the Metropolitan Police.

He added: “This is society.”

Officers were called to Albany Parade at around 7.50pm on Friday and found a man, believed to be aged 20, dead at the scene.

The 84-year-old woman was also found with stab wounds and was taken to hospital. Her condition is described as serious but not life-threatening.

The force said a man aged in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder on Saturday morning and he remains in custody at a London police station.

Police said there is no evidence linking the stabbings to terrorism and no-one else is being sought over the incident.

Inquiries are ongoing to establish if anyone involved was known to each other.