Two charged as body found in suitcase in woods
Two men have been charged with murder and preventing an unlawful burial after a body was discovered in a suitcase in a wooded area in Kent. The suspects were known to the victim, and an investigation is ongoing following the initial discovery at a Wandsworth flat.
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This is a serious criminal case involving a high-profile investigation by the Metropolitan Police into a suspected homicide.
Image caption, The wooded area of Borstal where the body was found
Two men have been charged with murder after the body of a man was found in a suitcase in woods, the Met Police said.
Joshua Miller, 32, of Kingfisher Court, Wandsworth, has been charged with murder and preventing an unlawful burial, while Jamie Cooper, 27, of the same address, has been charged with preventing an unlawful burial.
It comes as officers were called to 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.
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