Man fatally stabbed partner and tried to blow up their London home, court hears

A woman was fatally stabbed by her partner before he triggered a gas explosion at their east London home last summer, a court has heard. Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, on 17 June 2025. George has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. Opening the case on Wednesday, William Emlyn Jones KC, prosecuting, said the stabbing had happened during an argument between the couple. …