Horror as two children see mum stabbed to death by man thought to be their dad in suspected ‘murder suicide’

TWO kids saw their mum knifed to death yesterday and the killer — thought to be their dad — use the blade to commit suicide.

Cops with guns and riot shields charged the door of the family’s flat after the nightie-clad mother, 27, ran terrified on to the balcony.

She screamed for neighbours to call 999 but by the time help arrived at 1.15pm it was too late.

Police found her butchered and the knifeman dying.

The children, a boy and girl thought to be aged five and seven, were unharmed.

Paramedics were seen carrying the man out after an air ambulance landed in Cheshunt, Herts.

A horrified onlooker said: “They spent about ten minutes trying to revive him.

"Eventually they put a sheet over him and I knew he was dead.”

Speaking to the , local bar manager Peter Prejna said: "I just heard sirens and then the air ambulance landing in the road.

"I feel sorry for the kids. I heard there were two children in there as well. One was about six, same age as my child."

Police confirmed the man died at the scene. The witness said: “The woman had come outside wearing just her nightie.

“There was a lot of screaming coming from inside.

“I phoned 999. They told me they were already on their way.”

A police spokesperson said: "Police were called to Turners Hill in Cheshunt at 1.15pm today following reports of a disturbance within a property.

"When police arrived at the address they found a woman had been stabbed and had tragically passed away.

"A man was also found to be at the property with knife wounds.

"He also tragically passed away shortly after at the scene.

"At this early stage of the investigation, police do not currently believe they are looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. Investigations are on-going."

A neighbour said cops had been called to the flat before, adding: “There was always screaming and shouting in there.”

A spokesman for the inquiry confirmed: “At this early stage, police do not currently believe they are looking for anyone else.”

James Coyne, who witnessed the arrival of the emergency services, took to Twitter to describe how he was showing his spare room to a prospective lodger when a neighbour started screaming to call 999.

He rang for help with cops arriving on the scene shortly after.

James noticed one of the police officers was equipped with a riot shield and snapped a picture of the helicopter landing in the street outside the building.

A social media manager by profession, he said he also saw a body being taken away from the flat but told followers he was okay but a little shaken.