Electrician guilty of murdering partner and blowing up their London home

Clifton George convicted of fatally stabbing charity worker Annabel Rook after she tried to end relationship

A man who fatally stabbed his partner and then set off a gas explosion at their north-east London home last summer has been found guilty of her murder.

Clifton George, 45, had denied murdering Annabel Rook, a 46-year-old charity founder, during an argument at their home in Stoke Newington, on 17 June 2025. He admitted her manslaughter.