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| Alice Gross murder: Police searching for Arnis Zalkalns find body in woods | |
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| Police searching for Arnis Zalkalns, the prime suspect in the killing of teenager Alice Gross, have found a body in West London. | Police searching for Arnis Zalkalns, the prime suspect in the killing of teenager Alice Gross, have found a body in West London. |
| Officers have been looking to question Zalkalns, 41, the convicted murderer who was seen cycling past the Grand Union Canal path 15 minutes after Alice was seen there on CCTV. | |
| Scotland Yard said a man's body was discovered in dense woodland in Boston Manor Park, west London. | |
| The Latvian builder was reported missing by his family six days after Alice was last seen. He was made the prime suspect by detectives investigating Alice's death before she was found. | The Latvian builder was reported missing by his family six days after Alice was last seen. He was made the prime suspect by detectives investigating Alice's death before she was found. |
| The 14-year-old’s body was discovered in the River Brent on Tuesday evening, after she went missing from her home in Hanwell on 28 August. Detectives said significant efforts had been made to hide her body. | The 14-year-old’s body was discovered in the River Brent on Tuesday evening, after she went missing from her home in Hanwell on 28 August. Detectives said significant efforts had been made to hide her body. |
| Zalkalns served seven years in jail for the murder of his wife before moving to the UK in 2007, and was arrested in 2009 on suspicion of indecent assault in the Ealing area, though no further action was taken at the time. | Zalkalns served seven years in jail for the murder of his wife before moving to the UK in 2007, and was arrested in 2009 on suspicion of indecent assault in the Ealing area, though no further action was taken at the time. |
| Alice’s 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 help from the RAF, as well as police forces from around the country. | Alice’s 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 help from the RAF, as well as police forces from around the country. |
| 14-year-old Alice Gross After her body was found, Alice's parents, Rosalind Hodgkiss and Jose Gross, said in a statement: "We have been left completely devastated by the recent developments and it is difficult to comprehend that our sweet and beautiful daughter was the victim of a terrible crime. | |
| "Why anyone would want to hurt her is something that we are struggling to come to terms with." | "Why anyone would want to hurt her is something that we are struggling to come to terms with." |
| A post-mortem failed to reveal the cause of her death. | A post-mortem failed to reveal the cause of her death. |