School year head, 42, is stabbed to death in south London - as 38-year-old man is charged with her murder
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Tributes have been paid to a 'beautiful, level headed' and 'always kind' teacher who was fatally stabbed in south London, as police confirmed a man known to her has been charged with murder. Gemma Devonish, 42, who worked as head of year at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, died at the scene in Carshalton, on Thursday morning.
![[Emergency services were called to reports of an injured woman at a property in Nutfield Close just after 10.30am on Thursday, where they discovered Miss Devonish had been stabbed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/20/93388911-14217255-image-a-19_1734812403127.jpg)
Emergency services were called to reports of an injured woman at a property in Nutfield Close just after 10.30am, where they discovered Miss Devonish had suffered stab wounds. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
![[Police announced today that James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, who was known to Miss Devonish, was charged with her murder and remanded into custody]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/20/93388935-14217255-image-a-21_1734812427580.jpg)
Today, James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, who was known to Miss Devonish, was charged with her murder and remanded into custody. He will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday. Officers are awaiting the conclusion of a post-mortem examination as detectives said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder.
![[Police have appealed for any information about the fatal stabbing in Carshalton on Thursday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/20/93388909-14217255-image-a-20_1734812410704.jpg)
Miss Devonish's family has been informed and is being supported by specialist officers, police added. As news of the tragedy emerged, tributes were paid to Miss Devonish, including from her 'devastated' colleagues. Tributes have been paid to Gemma Devonish, 42, a teacher at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, as police confirmed a man known to her has been charged with murder.
Emergency services were called to reports of an injured woman at a property in Nutfield Close just after 10.30am on Thursday, where they discovered Miss Devonish had been stabbed. Police announced today that James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, who was known to Miss Devonish, was charged with her murder and remanded into custody.
