The family of a charity hero who was found stabbed to death after a gas blast at her £1.4million home has described her as a 'truly wonderful woman'.
Relatives of 46-year-old Annabel Rook say they are still struggling to come to terms with her death after she was found with knife wounds on Tuesday inside her two-storey Victorian-style home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London.
Ms Rook worked for charity MamaSuze CIC, which she co-founded, that supported refugee and migrant women, some who had fled domestic violence, with art and drama activities.
In a statement issued via the Metropolitan Police, her family said: 'We have lost our beautiful daughter, sister, friend and mother. Annabel was a truly wonderful woman.
'She touched the hearts of so many. She gave her life to helping the vulnerable and the disadvantaged whether it was in refugee camps in Africa or setting up MamaSuze in London, to enhance the lives of survivors of forced displacement and gender-based violence.
