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| A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in a freezer in Canning Town. | A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in a freezer in Canning Town. |
| The man was taken to an east London police station as detectives attempted to identify the women whose bodies were found in a flat in Vandome Close. No further details about the women have been released. | The man was taken to an east London police station as detectives attempted to identify the women whose bodies were found in a flat in Vandome Close. No further details about the women have been released. |
| The murder investigation is being led by the Metropolitan police homicide and major crime command and the force said it was trying to formally identify the women and trace their next of kin. | |
| Officers found the bodies after being called to the address at about 11.45am on Friday because of “concerns for the welfare of an occupant”. | Officers found the bodies after being called to the address at about 11.45am on Friday because of “concerns for the welfare of an occupant”. |
| On Tuesday, police were outside a house about a 10-minute walk from the flat where neighbours said a middle-aged man was arrested on Monday. | |
| One woman, who wanted to be named as “Bud”, said she had heard he looked shocked when he was taken away, adding: “They arrested him, put him in the back of the van and that’s it … Everything goes on in there - drugs, women going in and out.” | |
| The Met would not confirm whether the address was connected with the double murder inquiry. | |
| The discovery of the bodies left nearby residents shaken, with one man who lives in the block and who did not want to be named, saying: “I’m astonished, it’s a little community. We’re all tight-knit around here, everybody knows everybody.” | |
| Others expressed concern for the welfare of a woman from the area who had been missing for 12 months. | |
| A 49-year-old man, who has lived on the street for 18 years and did not want to be named, said he had spoken to police. “They told me that a body had been found, they showed me a photo of a woman but I didn’t know her,” he said. “I’ve just heard on the news that it was two bodies. [I’m] just wondering why?” | |
| A 29-year-old, who did not want to be named, said the area suffered from “petty crime” but the discovery of bodies was unusual. “This is not common … it doesn’t put you at ease, you don’t know [under] what circumstances these people were killed. When you don’t know, you’re concerned,” he said. | |
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