LONDON — British police said Saturday they arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose The remains were found in two suitcases. in the south-west of England.
The Metropolitan Police said armed officers detained a 34-year-old suspect at a train station in the city of Bristol early Saturday.
Police also said more human remains were found the previous day at an address in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, believed to be linked to those found in suitcases dumped near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on Wednesday.
Forensic officers dressed in blue suits and masks could be seen working behind the cordon at the crime scene in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, on Saturday morning.
The suspect “will be taken to London for questioning later today,” police said in a statement. “Extensive inquiries are ongoing, however at this time police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”
The Metropolitan Police previously named Colombian citizen Yostin Andrés Mosquera as someone they wanted to locate and speak to.
Police officers were called to the iconic bridge around midnight on Wednesday, 10 minutes after receiving reports of a man behaving strangely. But the man, who had traveled there by taxi, had already left. Police said the taxi had been seized and its driver was assisting officers with the investigation.
The victims have not yet been formally identified but are both believed to be adults. An autopsy was deemed “inconclusive,” while a second post-mortem examination is ongoing.
A 36-year-old man who was arrested on Friday in Greenwich, south-east London, in connection with the investigation, has been released without charge.
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This version corrects the suspect’s age from 24 to 34 years, after the Metropolitan Police modified the information.
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