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| Alice Gross murder: police confirm body found in London park was Zalkalns | |
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| The body found in woodland by officers investigating the murder of teenager Alice Gross was that of prime suspect Arnis Zalkalns, police have confirmed. | The body found in woodland by officers investigating the murder of teenager Alice Gross was that of prime suspect Arnis Zalkalns, police have confirmed. |
| Scotland Yard said a postmortem showed that he hanged himself. | Scotland Yard said a postmortem showed that he hanged himself. |
| Police focused their attention on Zalkalns, who was convicted of murdering his wife in their home country of Latvia, after CCTV footage showed him cycling on the same route as Alice Gross was walking. | Police focused their attention on Zalkalns, who was convicted of murdering his wife in their home country of Latvia, after CCTV footage showed him cycling on the same route as Alice Gross was walking. |
| His body was discovered on Saturday 4 October in a “densely overgrown area” of Boston Manor park in west London. | His body was discovered on Saturday 4 October in a “densely overgrown area” of Boston Manor park in west London. |
| “The postmortem examination of the body found in Boston Manor park on Saturday 4 October has concluded. Formal identification has confirmed the body is that of Arnis Zalkalns, 41, of Ealing,” said a Metropolitan Police statement. | “The postmortem examination of the body found in Boston Manor park on Saturday 4 October has concluded. Formal identification has confirmed the body is that of Arnis Zalkalns, 41, of Ealing,” said a Metropolitan Police statement. |
| “The cause of death is consistent with hanging. There is no evidence of any third party involvement from the postmortem,” it added. | “The cause of death is consistent with hanging. There is no evidence of any third party involvement from the postmortem,” it added. |