Deep shock at parking row death

Krystal Hart, 22, was blasted with a handgun at "very close range" in her home in Clapham, south-west London, on Friday morning.

Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton, leading the investigation, said it was understood Ms Hart had been involved in a dispute dating back "many months".

He said: "Police were called to the house and found a young girl had been shot in her home. We think that this took place as a result of some kind of dispute, possibly with neighbours, possibly about parking."

Ms Hart's family, including her boyfriend David and mother Debbie, were said to be in deep shock over the killing.

Her stepfather Clive Lawrence said: "She was full of life and looking forward to being a mother. She was about three months pregnant."

Mr Lawrence, 50, who works in a vacuum cleaner store opposite the scene, said he was told Ms Hart was walking down the stairs of the house when a man burst through her front door and shot her.

He confirmed she was involved in a dispute with neighbours but he said it was over "petty things".

"The police seem to have some idea of what happened. They said they have got a good idea about who may have done it," he said.

Mr Lawrence said he had installed cameras in Ms Hart's flat because of the dispute and that they may now help in the investigation.