Arrests as man's body found in suitcase in woods
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was discovered in a suitcase in a wooded area of Borstal. The investigation began after police found evidence of a potential crime at a flat in Wandsworth.
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This is a serious criminal investigation involving a gruesome discovery, highlighting ongoing efforts by the Metropolitan Police to solve violent crimes.
Image caption, The wooded area of Borstal where the body was found
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in a suitcase in woods, the Met Police said.
Officers were called to a report of a potential murder at a block of flats on Kingfisher Court, off Queensmere Road in Wandsworth, at 22:55 BST on Thursday. No-one was found at the property, but a search led officers to believe someone had been harmed there so an investigation was launched.
On Friday, two men, aged 27 and 32, went to Medway police station in Gillingham, Kent, where they were arrested. Later that day, officers found the body of a man in a wooded area of Borstal.
The victim and the two men were known to each other, the forced added.
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