London stabbing: Victim named as Darlene Horton

Florida woman was due to return home with her husband just hours before she was killed in Russell Square attack

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The woman fatally stabbed in an attack in central London this week has been named by police as Darlene Horton.

The 64-year-old from Florida was pronounced dead at the scene following an attack in Russell Square on Wednesday, which left two other women and three men injured.

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