Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in London

Police called to reports of a disturbance at a home in Stockwell on Sunday

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A 27 year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in south London.

Mark Alexander, of Lambeth, is set to appear in custody at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Police were called to a disturbance at a home on Clapham Road, Stockwell, at around 9.10pm on Sunday.

Paramedics attended the incident, but the victim, a woman in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Formal identification of the victim has yet to take place. A post-mortem examination was due to be held on Tuesday.