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2022 Bermondsey stabbing

SOLVED2022Delaford Road, Bermondsey, London3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026

Documents violence · domestic violence — written to inform, not to shock.

Illustrative

In the early hours of 25 April 2022, neighbours in Delaford Road, Bermondsey, south London, heard screams coming from a three-bedroomed terraced house. Police attended at 1:40 am and discovered the bodies of three women and a man inside the property. The victims were identified as a 64-year-old Jamaican woman, her 58-year-old partner, her 45-year-old daughter, and her 28-year-old granddaughter.

Police arrested a 28-year-old man at the scene and stated they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. On 28 April 2022, the man, Joshua Jacques (born 19 April 1994), was charged with four counts of murder.

On 1 March 2024, following a trial at the Old Bailey, Jacques was found guilty of all four counts of murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 46 years. The presiding judge, Mr Justice Bryan, described the attack as a "horrific catalogue of murders" and referenced Jacques' increasing use of skunk cannabis in the period leading up to the killings.

On 7 March 2024, HM Inspectorate of Probation published a report identifying a series of failings in the Probation Service's handling of Jacques. At the time of the murders, Jacques had been on probation following a 51-month custodial sentence for a drugs-related offence.

Key facts

Victims
Unnamed 45-year-old woman, Unnamed 58-year-old man, Unnamed 64-year-old woman, Unnamed 28-year-old woman
Date
2022
Location
Delaford Road, Bermondsey, London
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2022-04-25

    Neighbours hear screams from a house on Delaford Road, Bermondsey; police attend at 1:40 am and find four bodies inside — three women and one man.

  2. 2022-04-25

    A 28-year-old man is arrested at the scene; police say they are not looking for anyone else.

  3. 2022-04-28

    Joshua Jacques is charged with four counts of murder.

  4. 2024-03-01

    Jacques is found guilty of four counts of murder at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 46 years.

  5. 2024-03-07

    HM Inspectorate of Probation releases a report detailing failings in the Probation Service's handling of Jacques prior to the murders.

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People

  • Unnamed 45-year-old woman

    VICTIM

    The 45-year-old daughter of the 64-year-old victim, found dead at the scene.

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  • Unnamed 58-year-old man

    VICTIM

    The 58-year-old partner of the 64-year-old victim, found dead at the scene.

    citation on file

  • Unnamed 64-year-old woman

    VICTIM

    A 64-year-old Jamaican woman found dead at the Delaford Road house on 25 April 2022.

    citation on file

  • Unnamed 28-year-old woman

    VICTIM

    The 28-year-old granddaughter of the 64-year-old victim, found dead at the scene.

    citation on file

  • Joshua Jacques

    CONVICTED

    Convicted at the Old Bailey on 1 March 2024 of four counts of murder; sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 46 years.

    citation on file

Places

Delaford Road, Bermondsey, London

51.4873, -0.0568

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
Four members of a family were found stabbed to death in a house in Bermondsey, south London, on 25 April 2022. Joshua Jacques, who was arrested at the scene, was convicted of four counts of murder in March 2024.
Where did the crime happen?
Delaford Road, Bermondsey, London.
Who was convicted?
Joshua Jacques (Convicted at the Old Bailey on 1 March 2024 of four counts of murder; sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 46 years.).
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved. Last verified July 2026.

Sources

  1. 2022 Bermondsey stabbingwikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. Bermondsey stabbing: family named as four victims found deadnews · Evening Standard · 2026-07-07
  3. HM Inspectorate of Probation press release on Joshua Jacques casenews · justiceinspectorates.gov.uk · 2026-07-07

Last verified JUL 2026

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