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Husband pays tribute to family killed in knife attack News

The husband of one of the three women stabbed in south-east London spoke of his devastation and said he would never overcome her death.

Three generations of women in a family were killed in a violent attack in the early hours of Monday morning.

Tanisha Ofori-Akufo, 45, died with her mother, daughter and mother’s longtime partner.

Victims: Tanisha Ofori-Akufo with her mother Dolet Hill, right. Samantha Drumonds, left, was also killed

Ofori-Akufo was visiting her mother Dolet Hill, 64, and her daughter Samantha Drumonds, 27, who was staying at a house with a terrace in Bermonds while her apartment was being renovated.

Joshua Jerome Derivier Jacques, 28, was taken to hospital after being beaten by police. Jacques, believed to be Drummond’s boyfriend, is now in custody and is being questioned by detectives.

Speaking from the apartment