Pair charged over man's death in South London after body found in countryside
Two men have been charged in connection with the death of a man whose body was discovered in a wooded area in Kent. The suspects, who were known to the victim, are currently in custody awaiting a court appearance.
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This is a significant criminal case involving a murder investigation in South London that has moved to the judicial system.
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Two men have been charged over the death of a man in South London, whose body was found buried in countryside some fifty miles away.
At around 10.55pm on Thursday, 9 July, police were called to a report of a possible murder at an address on Kingfisher Court, off Queensmere Road, Wandsworth.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the property empty but concluded someone may have been harmed there and launched an investigation.
On Friday, July 10, officers attended a wooded area in Borstal, Kent where a man was sadly found deceased.
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