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Appeal following Camden murder

Officers will this evening, Wednesday, 6 July, be returning to the area of Camden from where Vicky Walton was taken to hospital a week ago.

The London Ambulance Service were called at 22:42hrs on Wednesday, 29 June to an unconscious woman at an address in Malden Road, NW5. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police were alerted by staff at a north London hospital at around 03:00hrs the following morning.

Vicky Walton, 32, from Camden died in hospital at 10:15hrs on Thursday, 30 June.

A post-mortem examination was carried out on Friday, 1 July at St Pancras Mortuary. The result was inconclusive and further tests are required.

A murder investigation was launched and an incident room has opened under Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes of the Homicide and Major Crime Command.

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes, said: “This evening marks one-week since the London Ambulance Service were called to Malden Road, Camden where Vicky was found unconscious. This was not her home address.

“I am directly appealing for anyone who may have any information about Vicky’s death to please contact us. I am particularly interested in anyone who saw or spoke to Vicky at any point from Monday, 27 June.

“We retain an open mind at this stage of the investigation but our primary aim is to establish how Vicky came to lose her life and identify her movements in the days leading up to this point.”

Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call the incident room on 020 8345 1570 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A 76-year-old man [A] and a 34-year-old woman [B] were arrested on suspicion of murder and both have been bailed pending further enquires to dates in late August.