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| Suffolk murder police launch manhunt and release image of suspect | Suffolk murder police launch manhunt and release image of suspect |
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| Police investigating the murder of a man in Suffolk and the disappearance of his wife have released an image of a man they want to trace after his car was found abandoned in Dover. | Police investigating the murder of a man in Suffolk and the disappearance of his wife have released an image of a man they want to trace after his car was found abandoned in Dover. |
| On Friday, a man’s body, believed to be Peter Stuart, 75, was found after he and his wife, Sylvia, 69, from Weybread, Suffolk, were reported missing. | |
| Suffolk police released details about Ali Qazimaj, whom they describe as “a key person that police need to trace” as they continue to hunt for Sylvia Stuart. | |
| Launching the appeal, Det Ch Supt Simon Parkes said: “This remains a fast-moving investigation and our priority continues to be to trace Sylvia. | |
| “With this in mind we are keen to speak to Ali Qazimaj. Officers are working to locate him and we would ask anyone with information about where he is to get in contact with police as a matter of urgency.” | “With this in mind we are keen to speak to Ali Qazimaj. Officers are working to locate him and we would ask anyone with information about where he is to get in contact with police as a matter of urgency.” |
| Qazimaj, 42, is described as white, about 5ft 6in tall, with brown eyes and dark brown greying hair. He was last seen on Friday, in Essex. Police have been hunting for him since midnight on Sunday. His car, a Citroen C3, is being forensically examined for traces of Sylvia Stuart. | |
| Police have warned the public not to approach Qazimaj, but to call 999 immediately if they see him. Anyone with information can contact Suffolk police through its incident room on 01473 782000. | Police have warned the public not to approach Qazimaj, but to call 999 immediately if they see him. Anyone with information can contact Suffolk police through its incident room on 01473 782000. |
| A 61-year-old man arrested on Sunday 5 June, remains in custody as inquiries continue. Dozens of officers searched woodland near where the couple lived. | |
| Authorities are awaiting the results of a postmortem of the body, which has not yet been formally identified. | Authorities are awaiting the results of a postmortem of the body, which has not yet been formally identified. |