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| Alice Gross disappearance: Murder investigation launched as police find body in River Brent | Alice Gross disappearance: Murder investigation launched as police find body in River Brent |
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| The search for the missing teenager Alice Gross is now a murder inquiry, police confirmed this morning, after a body was found in the River Brent overnight. | |
| Police said the body is yet to be formally identified, but the 14-year-old's family have been informed. | Police said the body is yet to be formally identified, but the 14-year-old's family have been informed. |
| Detectives said "significant efforts" had been made to conceal the body, but no further details were being released at present. | Detectives said "significant efforts" had been made to conceal the body, but no further details were being released at present. |
| Describing the discovery as a "significant development" and "devastating news" for Alice's family and friends, Commander Graham McNulty from Scotland Yard appealed to the public to help police to find whoever is responsible. | Describing the discovery as a "significant development" and "devastating news" for Alice's family and friends, Commander Graham McNulty from Scotland Yard appealed to the public to help police to find whoever is responsible. |
| Alice was last seen on 28 August walking along the Grand Union Canal towpath towards her home in Hanwell, west London. Her disappearance triggered one of the biggest searches since the 7/7 terror attacks of 2005 involving officers from units including the Metropolitan Police’s underwater search team and air support, as well as police forces from around the country. | Alice was last seen on 28 August walking along the Grand Union Canal towpath towards her home in Hanwell, west London. Her disappearance triggered one of the biggest searches since the 7/7 terror attacks of 2005 involving officers from units including the Metropolitan Police’s underwater search team and air support, as well as police forces from around the country. |
| Police are still seeking to question convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns over Alice's disappearance. The Latvian builder was reported missing by his family six days after Alice was last seen. | Police are still seeking to question convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns over Alice's disappearance. The Latvian builder was reported missing by his family six days after Alice was last seen. |
| Commander McNulty appealed for the media to give Alice's family and friends privacy. | Commander McNulty appealed for the media to give Alice's family and friends privacy. |