Dossier
Stoke Newington
Coverage of Stoke Newington in the Nexus archive.
- Electrician guilty of murdering partner and blowing up their London home
Clifton George was convicted of murdering Annabel Rook, a charity worker, by stabbing her after she tried to end their relationship. He then set off a gas explosion at their London home.
- Woman killed by partner at home in London feared ‘he was on the warpath’, court hears
Annabel Rook, a 46-year-old co-founder of a social enterprise, was fatally stabbed by her partner Clifton George during an argument at their home in north London. Weeks before her death, Rook had left a voice message for her sister about George's abusive behaviour. George is accused of murdering Rook and is currently on trial.