Edgware stabbing victim Anita Mukhey dedicated to ‘her family’ | British News

A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of Anita Mukhey, who worked for the NHS.

A grandmother who was stabbed to death in north London because she was “devoted to her family” has been remembered.

Anita Mukhey, 66, a part-time NHS medical secretary, was attacked in Edgware at around 11.50am on Thursday.

Emergency services attended Burnt Oak Broadway and treated Ms Mukhey for knife wounds, but she died at the scene.

In a statement released by the Met Police on Sunday, her family said she was a “married mother and grandmother, devoted to her family”.

They added: “The family requests privacy at this difficult time.”

On the day of Ms Mukhey’s death, 22-year-old Jalal Debella was arrested over the incident in nearby Colindale.

He was charged and appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife.

No pleas were filed.

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Debella, from Colindale, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.