Kelly Mary Fauvrelle murder: Pregnant Croydon woman ‘stabbed in random attack’

“It was a savage and sustained attack on a clearly and obviously heavily-pregnant woman”

Mick Norman

Royal mail worker Kelly, 26, was eight months pregnant when she was brutally killed at her home in Croydon, south London, in the early hours of Saturday. 

Her baby son – named Riley by family members after hero paramedics delivered him – died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Riley’s dad, who did not live with Kelly, was with his baby boy when he died. 

He is not being treated as a suspect, Scotland Yard said. 

The Metropolitan Police has since released CCTV footage of a suspect who is seen walking towards the home in Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath, before running away from the property a few minutes later. 

Detective Chief Inspector Mick Norman said the family was alerted to the brutal murder by Kelly’s screams at about 3.30am.

He added: “It was a savage and sustained attack on a clearly and obviously heavily-pregnant woman, which had catastrophic results.

“She suffered from multiple stab wounds. When the family got into her room, she was clearly critically injured.” 

Mr Norman said Kelly’s entire family – her mum, two brothers, sister and sister’s baby son – were all in the house, but did not see her murderer. 

He continued: “The attack took place in Kelly’s bedroom on the ground floor and at the rear of the premises. 

“In terms of access there is a communal passageway and potentially the obvious access point would be through the kitchen. 

“There is no sign of forced entry but that does not mean, through accident, the premises were insecure.”

The force is appealing for anyone who may know the suspect to contact police. Detectives would not comment on whether the attacker was known to Kelly. 

Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder.

One, aged 37, was released with no further action, and a second, aged 29, has been released on bail until early August.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police incident room on 020 8721 4005 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.