Tejasvini’s cousin, who identified himself as Vijay, said a Brazilian man had moved into a shared accommodation with the young woman less than a week ago.
The body of a young woman – who was stabbed to death – found in a residential building in London has been unofficially identified as that of Kontham Tejasvini, a 27-year-old professional from Hyderabad’s Hayathnagar area and who was reportedly in the United Kingdom to study.
The father told a local TV channel the family had been informed of the incident this morning and that Tejasvini had first gone to London three years ago to study for her Master’s degree. He said she came home for a month in August last year and was to come back last month for her marriage; “She said she will return after the alliance is finalised. She had resigned from her temporary job…”
London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested two men in connection with the crime, one of whom is a 23-year-old Brazilian national called Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais; he was arrested from the neighbourhood of Harrow, which is near the crime scene in Neeld Crescent in Wembley. The second suspect – a 23-year-old man who has not been identified yet – has also been arrested.
According to broadcaster NDTV, Tejasvini’s cousin, Vijay, said De Morais had moved into a shared accommodation with her less than a week ago.
The brutal attack, which reportedly took place at 10 am on Tuesday, also involved a second woman – a 28-year-old who was taken to hospital with stab injuries later assessed as not life-threatening.
“This has been a fast-moving investigation and I would like to thank the public for sharing our appeal for information about this man (De Morais). He is now in custody,” Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley, from the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command, said.
“I recognise the significant concern this incident has caused in the community and I would like to reassure the public that a dedicated team of detectives are working to establish what happened. Local officers will remain in the area over the coming days to respond to any concerns.”
