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Alice Gross suspect 'may be' body in park, police say | |
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Police searching for Arnis Zalkalns, suspected of killing teenager Alice Gross, have said early indications suggest a body found in London is his. | |
The "badly decomposed" body was found in woodland in Boston Manor Park, near Hanwell, on Saturday. | |
No formal identification has taken place. Alice's family has been told. | |
The 14-year-old was last seen on 28 August after leaving her home in Hanwell. Her body was found in west London's River Brent on Tuesday. | |
Mr Zalkalns was filmed cycling along the Grand Union Canal 15 minutes after Alice had walked along it on 28 August. | Mr Zalkalns was filmed cycling along the Grand Union Canal 15 minutes after Alice had walked along it on 28 August. |
A Metropolitan Police statement said: "Although no formal identification has been made early indications suggest the body may be that of Arnis Zalkalns. | |
"We have updated his partner and a family liaison officer is supporting her." | |
It added: "Although Arnis Zalkalns had been identified as a suspect in the Alice Gross murder investigation, enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances surrounding this crime. | |
"Officers are still searching for evidence, and once again appeal to the public for any information that could assist them." | |
He has been missing from his Ealing home since 3 September. | He has been missing from his Ealing home since 3 September. |
The 41-year-old Latvian is a building labourer with a murder conviction. | The 41-year-old Latvian is a building labourer with a murder conviction. |
He served seven years in prison in his native country for bludgeoning and stabbing his wife Rudite to death. | He served seven years in prison in his native country for bludgeoning and stabbing his wife Rudite to death. |
When police found Alice's body on Tuesday they said significant efforts had been made to conceal it. | When police found Alice's body on Tuesday they said significant efforts had been made to conceal it. |
'Horrific case' | 'Horrific case' |
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will examine "all the circumstances of the case" surrounding the murder of Alice. | Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will examine "all the circumstances of the case" surrounding the murder of Alice. |
He described it as a "horrific case", and said: "Anyone with a daughter will have just felt sickened by what has happened and what that poor family has had to go through." | He described it as a "horrific case", and said: "Anyone with a daughter will have just felt sickened by what has happened and what that poor family has had to go through." |
Mr Cameron's words came after it was revealed that further tests will be carried out on Alice's body after a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive. | Mr Cameron's words came after it was revealed that further tests will be carried out on Alice's body after a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive. |
The post-mortem at Uxbridge mortuary took two days due to the "complex nature" of the investigation, Scotland Yard said. | The post-mortem at Uxbridge mortuary took two days due to the "complex nature" of the investigation, Scotland Yard said. |
Following the discovery of Alice's body, her parents Rosalind Hodgkiss and Jose Gross said: "Why anyone would want to hurt her is something that we are struggling to come to terms with. | Following the discovery of Alice's body, her parents Rosalind Hodgkiss and Jose Gross said: "Why anyone would want to hurt her is something that we are struggling to come to terms with. |
"Alice was a loving and much loved daughter and sister, a quirky live spark of a girl, beautiful inside and out." | "Alice was a loving and much loved daughter and sister, a quirky live spark of a girl, beautiful inside and out." |
The teenager's disappearance prompted an outpouring of support in her local community of Hanwell, west London, where yellow ribbons and bows still adorn the streets. | The teenager's disappearance prompted an outpouring of support in her local community of Hanwell, west London, where yellow ribbons and bows still adorn the streets. |
Mr Zalkalns, a general labourer, who worked at a building site in Isleworth, west London, is believed to have come to the UK in 2007, but authorities here are thought to have had no record of his murder conviction. |