Monday, October 6, 2014

Post-mortem test to be held on body thought to be Arnis Zalkalns

Arnis Zalkalns Arnis Zalkalns was last seen on 3 September - a week after Alice Gross disappeared
A post-mortem examination of the body thought to be that of Arnis Zalkalns, the prime suspect in the murder of Alice Gross, will be held later.
The corpse was discovered in an area of dense woodland in Boston Manor Park, west London, on Saturday afternoon.
Unconfirmed reports say the badly-decomposed body, which is yet to be formally identified, was found hanged.
Alice, 14, from Hanwell, west London, disappeared on 28 August. Her body was found in the River Brent on Tuesday.
The post-mortem examination has been scheduled to take place at Fulham mortuary at 13:30 BST.
Tent and ambulance in the park An ambulance took the body from Boston Manor Park to Fulham mortuary on Sunday
The body was removed from Boston Manor Park on Sunday after Zalkalns' partner was informed of the discovery by Scotland Yard.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Saturday: "Although no formal identification has been made, early indications suggest the body may be that of Arnis Zalkalns."
The Latvian builder was last seen at his home in Ealing on 3 September, six days after Alice vanished while walking along the Grand Union Canal in west London.
He was filmed on CCTV cycling along the same route just minutes behind the schoolgirl on the day she disappeared.
Alice Gross The search to find Alice involved police officers from several forces
Flowers have been left at the Hanwell clock tower in memory of Alice Flowers have been left at the Hanwell clock tower in memory of Alice

Further tests are to be carried out on the teenager's body after the post-mortem proved inconclusive.

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