Euston 'knifeman' quizzed by police

Detectives are today quizzing a man who is alleged to have killed a woman in a frenzied knife attack at a crowded Underground station.

The 29-year-old man, who has not been named, is being questioned about the stabbing of his former girlfriend Margarite van Campenhout, 24, with a seven-inch dagger during rush hour on a Northern line platform at Euston station earlier this month.

After the attack, he ran up the escalator to the booking hall where he slit his own throat and stabbed himself in the chest.

While Miss van Campenhout, from Holland, was declared dead at the scene, the man was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and placed under arrest. Two other men who tried to stop the attack also suffered stab wounds.

After his release from hospital last night he was taken for questioning by police at a central London police station.

A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "He was discharged from hospital and is now in custody. We are investigating the murder in conjunction with the British Transport Police."

Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 020 7486 2583 or 8387.

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