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| Kiran Pun: Body found in missing man murder inquiry | Kiran Pun: Body found in missing man murder inquiry |
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| Kiran Pun was last seen getting off a bus at Aldershot Train Station on 1 December | Kiran Pun was last seen getting off a bus at Aldershot Train Station on 1 December |
| Kiran Pun was last seen getting off a bus at Aldershot Train Station on 1 December | |
| Police searching for a man who has been missing since December have found a body in a country park. | Police searching for a man who has been missing since December have found a body in a country park. |
| Officers investigating the disappearance of Kiran Pun, 36, from Wiltshire, found the body in Brickfields Country Park in Aldershot at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday, Hampshire Constabulary said. | Officers investigating the disappearance of Kiran Pun, 36, from Wiltshire, found the body in Brickfields Country Park in Aldershot at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday, Hampshire Constabulary said. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Tuesday, the force added. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Tuesday, the force added. |
| Five people have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. | Five people have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. |
| While formal identification is yet to be carried out, the force said it believed the body to be that of Mr Pun. | While formal identification is yet to be carried out, the force said it believed the body to be that of Mr Pun. |
| Det Ch Insp Adam Edwards said: "We are working hard now to understand what has happened to Kiran and to be able to provide answers to his family, at what is no doubt a very difficult time for them. | Det Ch Insp Adam Edwards said: "We are working hard now to understand what has happened to Kiran and to be able to provide answers to his family, at what is no doubt a very difficult time for them. |
| "We are keeping an open mind and will be making a number of inquiries in the coming days... It is really important for us to now understand how and when Kiran came to be in Brickfields Country Park." | "We are keeping an open mind and will be making a number of inquiries in the coming days... It is really important for us to now understand how and when Kiran came to be in Brickfields Country Park." |
| Officers said they were "keeping an open mind" and trying to understand why he was in the country park | Officers said they were "keeping an open mind" and trying to understand why he was in the country park |
| Officers said they were "keeping an open mind" and trying to understand why he was in the country park | |
| Mr Pun, from Amesbury, was last seen at about 19:40 on 1 December in East Park Road, Aldershot. | Mr Pun, from Amesbury, was last seen at about 19:40 on 1 December in East Park Road, Aldershot. |
| He travelled by train from Andover to Farnborough, before taking the number 1 bus to Aldershot Train Station, police said. | He travelled by train from Andover to Farnborough, before taking the number 1 bus to Aldershot Train Station, police said. |
| The five people arrested on suspicion of murder remain on police bail. | The five people arrested on suspicion of murder remain on police bail. |
| They are a 36-year-old man from Aldershot, a 29-year-old man from Fleet, and a 21-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, all from Farnborough. | They are a 36-year-old man from Aldershot, a 29-year-old man from Fleet, and a 21-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, all from Farnborough. |
| The body was found in Brickfields Country Park in Aldershot on Sunday, police said | The body was found in Brickfields Country Park in Aldershot on Sunday, police said |
| The body was found in Brickfields Country Park in Aldershot on Sunday, police said | |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Amesbury | Amesbury |
| Aldershot | Aldershot |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Hampshire & Isle of Wight |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police |