06/10/2014
Alice Gross Murder: Post-Mortem To Be Carried Out On Zalkalns
A post-mortem is to be carried out today on the body of a man who is believed to have murdered school girl Alice Gross.
It is understood Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns was found hanged in woods at Boston Manor Park on Saturday.
The body is scheduled for a post-mortem at Fulham Mortuary this afternoon.
The convicted murderer disappeared from Ealing on 4 September.
Alice, 14, is believed to have been killed while she was walking home in Hanwell.
Her body was found in the River Brent on Tuesday 30 September.
CCTV cameras showed Zalkans, 41, cycling along the same route behind Alice on the day she disappeared.
(CD/IT)
It is understood Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns was found hanged in woods at Boston Manor Park on Saturday.
The body is scheduled for a post-mortem at Fulham Mortuary this afternoon.
The convicted murderer disappeared from Ealing on 4 September.
Alice, 14, is believed to have been killed while she was walking home in Hanwell.
Her body was found in the River Brent on Tuesday 30 September.
CCTV cameras showed Zalkans, 41, cycling along the same route behind Alice on the day she disappeared.
(CD/IT)
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Police investigating the murder of 14-year-old Alice Gross said their main suspect would have faced charges "if he had lived". The body of Alice Gross was found in the River Brent in September last year, a month after she had gone missing.
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Police investigating the murder of 14-year-old Alice Gross said their main suspect would have faced charges "if he had lived". The body of Alice Gross was found in the River Brent in September last year, a month after she had gone missing.
01 October 2014
Body Found In Alice Gross Inquiry
Police investigating the disappearance of Alice Gross have confirmed a body has been found in a river in west London. The investigation is now being treated as a murder inquiry, they added. In a statement, detectives said the family of the teenager had been informed of the development. Formal identification is yet to take place.
Body Found In Alice Gross Inquiry
Police investigating the disappearance of Alice Gross have confirmed a body has been found in a river in west London. The investigation is now being treated as a murder inquiry, they added. In a statement, detectives said the family of the teenager had been informed of the development. Formal identification is yet to take place.
07 October 2014
Arnis Zalkalns Death 'Consistent With Hanging'
A post-mortem examination has found that the death of Arnis Zalkalns was "consistent with hanging", and that there was "no evidence of any third party involvement". Police confirmed that Mr Zalkalns' body had been discovered in dense woodland in Boston Manor Park, west London, on Saturday.
Arnis Zalkalns Death 'Consistent With Hanging'
A post-mortem examination has found that the death of Arnis Zalkalns was "consistent with hanging", and that there was "no evidence of any third party involvement". Police confirmed that Mr Zalkalns' body had been discovered in dense woodland in Boston Manor Park, west London, on Saturday.
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