A murder victim has been named.

Catherine Burke, 55, of Muswell Hill, was found dead at her home in Hill Road on November 16 just after 7pm, after neighbours called the police over concerns for her welfare.

The post-mortem, carried out on November 18 at Haringey Mortuary, gave the provisional cause of death as stab injuries.

A spokesman from Catherine's family said: "Catherine will be deeply missed by family and close friends. We urge anyone with any information to come forward to police. As a family we ask for privacy at this difficult time."

Acting Detective Chief Inspector Dave Bolton has said they are aware that her daily routine included walking her dog locally and they wish to speak to anyone that knew her.

They are "keeping an open mind" with regards the motive of whether Catherine knew her attacker or attackers, and want to speak to anyone who saw her on the day of her murder or the day before.

There have been no arrests.

Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8785 8244, or contact the Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.