'Honour murder' horror

A 25-year-old recruitment consultant had her throat cut in a suspected "honour killing".

She is believed to have refused to marry a man in Pakistan, a union arranged by family members.

Her body was found by police at her family home in Southall on Saturday after neighbours called 999. Witnesses say they saw a man wearing a blood-stained shirt.

The victim lived at the house with her parents, her brother, his wife and their two children, and a teenager believed to be a cousin.

One neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "They wanted her to marry a boy in Pakistan-but she did not want to do it. At 10.45am she went home and by 11.10am she was dead.

"We saw a man who had blood all over his shirt. He was in the front garden. There was blood on the front door."

Police arrested four people - two women, a man and a teenager. The two women and man were later released on police bail.

One neighbour said of the victim: "She was very bubbly and courteous. It's really, really sad. I have no idea what the circumstances are but whatever they are, she did not deserve that.

"She was pleasant and full of life. It's absolutely shocking."

She had once worked in the family-run greengrocer's nearby and is said to have also helped find work for other relatives her father brought over from his native Pakistan.

The family own several houses. They live in one and two others are rented out. A flat above the greengrocer's is used to accommodate shop workers.

A 16-year-old is due to appear in court in west London today charged with murder.