London's Hackney enclave; a historic parish turned urban district
A 45-year-old man, Clifton George, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner, Annabel Rook, in Stoke Newington, north London. The court heard detailed evidence of abuse, a prolonged relationship, and a gas-explosion caused by a gas canister ignition after the stabbing. Rook, a charity worker and co-founder of MamaSuze, is remembered for her altruism. The judge described the killer as volatile and the relationship as dangerous.