Child stabbed in East London

18 December 2010, 04:58 | Updated: 18 December 2010, 05:08

A woman's been arrested after a 4-year-old girl was stabbed to death in East London.

Emergency services were called to a flat on the Chatsworth Estate in Clapton on Thursday afternoon.

A 36 year old woman was detained at the scene and has since been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

The Met Police's child abuse investigation command is leading the inquiry.