LOCKDOWN MYSTERY
Age UK boss, 71, suffers stab wounds and wife, 71, fighting for life after ‘domestic incident’ at London home
by Ellie CambridgeA 71-YEAR-OLD man who was stabbed in his North London home is a top adviser to Age UK, it emerged today.
Neighbours named Mervyn Johler as the man found with stab wounds following a "domestic incident" at his home in Islington last night.
His wife Elizabeth, also 71, is currently fighting for her life in hospital following the incident at 8.30pm.
She was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries but Mr Kohler is expected to recover after suffering stab wounds.
It was initially thought she had also been stabbed when she was found unresponsive, but police later confirmed she had not suffered knife wounds.
Mr Kohler was head of public affair at Help the Aged since 1984 and is listed on NHS England's website as an external affairs adviser at Age UK.
The website states: "This, with his (nearly) thirty years of long service, means he plays a part too as the public face of the Charity, at conferences, seminars and in the media.'
Neighbour Dariusz Zych said today: "I would often see her in the garden and I sometimes saw him walking in the street and near the canal.
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"He seemed to be in a bad condition, walking slowly and sometimes stopping to catch his breath.
"I didn't know them well, only spoke to them sometimes in the street.
"I have seen them both wearing t-shirts from a charity for volunteers. I would take the mail and parcels in for them."
Today the house is still taped off, with a police car sitting in the next-door driveway.
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, confirmed Mervyn and Elizabeth lived there and that many in the community were worried about what happened.
I have seen them both wearing t-shirts from a charity for volunteers. I would take the mail and parcels in for them.Neighbour
She said: "She has a heart of gold and is so well respected in the community. They're so well liked.
"She is very involved in the local church and the WI.
"They are a lovely couple, I can't believe either would do anything like that.
"Lots of people are very worried about what's happened.
"I think he might of had some disabilities. I think he used to work for Age UK."
DOMESTIC INCIDENT
Another neighbour described the scene on Wednesday evening as emergency services filled the road.
He said: "Lots of people were in the road, the police were trying to disperse them.
"Then I saw the man and woman coming out on stretchers. She came out first, then he came out about 10 minutes later."
A police statement said: "There have been no arrests.
"At this very early stage, the matter is being treated as a domestic incident with no other persons believed involved.
"However extensive inquiries into the circumstances continue. A crime scene and road closures are in place."
