44-year-old Marie Nellie was charged with the murder of 34-year-old Gary Sampson at an address in Westcroft Close

Woman charged with murder in Cricklewood on Friday 8th September – (Credit – Met Police)

A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Cricklewood on Friday.

Marie Nellie, 44, was charged with the murder of a man who died following a stab injury.

Police were called to an address in Westcroft Close by ambulance services shortly after 8am on Friday morning to reports of a critically injured man. The man was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

A post-mortem on Saturday gave the cause of death as shock and hemorrhaging caused by a stab wound.

The man’s family has been informed and he has been named as Gary Sampson, 34, who lived at the address.

Nellie, who was known to the deceased, was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody.

She will appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court tomorrow charged with murder. Nobody else is currently being sought in connection with the incident.

A crime scene remains in place at the address in Westcroft Close.

Enquiries continue. Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call 101, ref 1693/08sep

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