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| Missing PC Gordon Semple: Man arrested on suspicion of murder | |
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| Detectives searching for a serving police officer who has been missing for six days have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of murder. | |
| Met Police officers are also searching a property in Southwark, London, where they made the arrest. | |
| Westminster officer Gordon Semple, 59, from Greenhithe, Kent, was last seen on 1 April in the London Bridge area. | Westminster officer Gordon Semple, 59, from Greenhithe, Kent, was last seen on 1 April in the London Bridge area. |
| Police said his family had been informed about the "significant development". | Police said his family had been informed about the "significant development". |
| A spokesman said: "We are unable to make formal identification at this stage, but this is devastating news for all those involved in the search for Gordon." | A spokesman said: "We are unable to make formal identification at this stage, but this is devastating news for all those involved in the search for Gordon." |
| Police who were called to an address on the Peabody Estate on Thursday afternoon found human remains, he said. | Police who were called to an address on the Peabody Estate on Thursday afternoon found human remains, he said. |
| He said forensic work was under way at the scene which may take some time. | He said forensic work was under way at the scene which may take some time. |
| A post-mortem examination would be held in due course, he added. | A post-mortem examination would be held in due course, he added. |
| He said police would not speculate about what had happened or any possible motive at this stage, and would not speculate on the cause of death until post-mortem tests had taken place. | He said police would not speculate about what had happened or any possible motive at this stage, and would not speculate on the cause of death until post-mortem tests had taken place. |
| On 1 April, PC Semple, who is originally from Inverness, had a work meeting at the Shard's Shangri-La hotel and left at about 12:30 BST. | On 1 April, PC Semple, who is originally from Inverness, had a work meeting at the Shard's Shangri-La hotel and left at about 12:30 BST. |
| He was seen on CCTV in Great Guilford Street at 15:00 BST and his partner reported him missing later that night. | He was seen on CCTV in Great Guilford Street at 15:00 BST and his partner reported him missing later that night. |
| PC Semple has no children but still has family in Scotland. | PC Semple has no children but still has family in Scotland. |
| The man under arrest is being held in custody. | The man under arrest is being held in custody. |