A post-mortem has revealed how a 22-year-old woman was murdered in Bermondsey on Christmas Eve.

Police and ambulance crews were called just after 10pm on December 24 to 22-year-old Kacey Clarke having been stabbed.

It happened at a home in Spenlow House in Jamaica Road.

Kacey died at the scene, and a post-mortem examination has revealed she was killed by a single sharp force trauma to the chest.

A 16-year-old boy is due to appear in custody this morning (Thursday, December 28) at Croydon Magistrates’ Court charged with Kacey's murder.

He was arrested nearby a short time after the incident, and is believed to have been known to the victim.

Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 5855/24Dec.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “A teenager will appear in court charged with the murder of a woman in Southwark.

“The 16-year-old boy is due to appear in custody this morning (Thursday, 28 December) at Croydon Magistrates’ Court.

“Police were called at 22:03hrs on Sunday, 24 December to reports of a 22-year-old woman with a stab injury at a residential property in Spenlow House in Jamaica Road, SE16.

“Officers attended along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance.

“They provided emergency first aid to the woman, however she died at the scene.

“Urgent enquiries were carried out and a 16-year-old boy, who is known to the victim, was arrested nearby a short time later on suspicion of murder.

“The victim has now been named by officers as Kacey Clarke.

“Her family are aware and continue to be supported by specially trained officers.

“They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time.

A post-mortem examination gave cause of death as a single sharp force trauma to the chest.

“Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation.”