Tribute to 'much-loved' Ealing mum, 35, strangled to death by ex-partner

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        August 8, 2026

Tribute to 'much-loved' Ealing mum, 35, strangled to death by ex-partner

        Good Morning West London — 2026-08-08Alvin Gitahi, 43, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in October
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Tribute to 'much-loved' Ealing mum, 35, strangled to death by ex-partner
• Alvin Gitahi, 43, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in October
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England footballer Ivan Toney charged with Soho nightclub assault
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Ealing Council news RSS feed · Government and records · yesterday
Want to save money on solar panels?
• If the sunny weather and prospect of increasing energy bills is making you wonder if switching to solar power might be the way forward, then a new group-buying scheme could be for you.
• Ealing Council has partnered with Harrow Council and Switch Together to offer a scheme which gives homeowners the opportunity to have solar The post Want to save money on solar panels? appeared first on Around Ealing.
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Plans revealed for New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms
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West London locals divided over new parking proposals with two-hour maximum stay
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