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Body in suitcase is found in pond | Body in suitcase is found in pond |
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A body, thought to be that of a woman, has been found in a suitcase in a dried-up pond on farmland in Kent. | A body, thought to be that of a woman, has been found in a suitcase in a dried-up pond on farmland in Kent. |
Kent Police said the area off Buckland Road in Cliffe, near Rochester, had been sealed off after the find shortly before 1330 BST on Thursday. | Kent Police said the area off Buckland Road in Cliffe, near Rochester, had been sealed off after the find shortly before 1330 BST on Thursday. |
The dried-out pool is known locally as "the old pond". Nearby Buckland Road has also been shut. | The dried-out pool is known locally as "the old pond". Nearby Buckland Road has also been shut. |
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place later and the death is being treated as suspicious. | A post-mortem examination is expected to take place later and the death is being treated as suspicious. |
Police said inquiries were under way to establish the identity of the body. | Police said inquiries were under way to establish the identity of the body. |
The cause of death is not yet known. | The cause of death is not yet known. |
A female resident who lives minutes away from where the body was found, but did not want to be named, said: "This morning I left my house and there were bollards outside and police everywhere. | A female resident who lives minutes away from where the body was found, but did not want to be named, said: "This morning I left my house and there were bollards outside and police everywhere. |
"I was told a body had been found, that's all I know. I'm pretty shocked, you just don't expect that to happen." | "I was told a body had been found, that's all I know. I'm pretty shocked, you just don't expect that to happen." |
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The dried-out pool where the body was found is known as "the old pond" | The dried-out pool where the body was found is known as "the old pond" |