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08/06/2015
Man Arrested After Torso Found In Suitcase
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman whose torso was found in a suitcase.
On Friday 5 June, police were called to a property in Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, at around 12.30pm. They discovered the torso of a woman in a suitcase.
Officers confirmed the body had no arms, legs or head.
At around 7pm on Sunday (7 June), Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed a 57-year-old man had been arrested in the Clipston Walk area of the city. He remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station. It is understood the man is called Vitautas Jokubauskas.
The woman's body has been removed from the house and a post-mortem examination is due to take place at Peterborough City Hospital today.
While the body has not been identified, police have said they are keen to trace a woman, believed to be Mr Jokubauskas' partner, who is described as being about 40, slim, with black hair and also Lithuanian. No further details about her are known at this time.
(JP/CD)
On Friday 5 June, police were called to a property in Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, at around 12.30pm. They discovered the torso of a woman in a suitcase.
Officers confirmed the body had no arms, legs or head.
At around 7pm on Sunday (7 June), Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed a 57-year-old man had been arrested in the Clipston Walk area of the city. He remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station. It is understood the man is called Vitautas Jokubauskas.
The woman's body has been removed from the house and a post-mortem examination is due to take place at Peterborough City Hospital today.
While the body has not been identified, police have said they are keen to trace a woman, believed to be Mr Jokubauskas' partner, who is described as being about 40, slim, with black hair and also Lithuanian. No further details about her are known at this time.
(JP/CD)
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