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11/05/2015
Body Found In Suitcase In London Canal
An investigation has been launched after a body was found in a suitcase in London.
At around 2.30pm on Sunday, police were called to the Grand Union Canal, near Delamere Terrace, Little Venice. A suitcase was recovered from the canal and a body was found to have been inside the suitcase.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later.
Officers have said the death is being treated as "suspicious".
No arrests have been made in connection with the discovery.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Met Police said: "The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives from homicide and major crime command are investigating. We are working to discover the identity of the deceased."
(JP/CD)
At around 2.30pm on Sunday, police were called to the Grand Union Canal, near Delamere Terrace, Little Venice. A suitcase was recovered from the canal and a body was found to have been inside the suitcase.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later.
Officers have said the death is being treated as "suspicious".
No arrests have been made in connection with the discovery.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Met Police said: "The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives from homicide and major crime command are investigating. We are working to discover the identity of the deceased."
(JP/CD)
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