Suspect held in UK over bodies in suitcases

Published July 14, 2024
A file photo from December 2023 shows the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. A suspect allegedly tried to dump two suitcases containing human remains from this bridge on July 13. — Reuters
A file photo from December 2023 shows the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. A suspect allegedly tried to dump two suitcases containing human remains from this bridge on July 13. — Reuters

LONDON: UK police on Saturday arrested a man after two suitcases, believed to contain the remains of two men, were dumped on a famous bridge.

The suitcases were discovered on Wednesday after police got a report of a man behaving suspiciously on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, southwest England.

“Detectives have arrested a man in connection with an investigation into the discovery of human remains on Clifton Suspension Bridge,” said Metropolitan Police. The 24-year-old suspect was detained at a major train station in Bristol and will be taken to London for questioning later on Saturday.

“Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident,” they said.

Published in Dawn, July 14th, 2024

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