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| Alice Gross murder suspect Zalkalns 'would have been charged' | Alice Gross murder suspect Zalkalns 'would have been charged' |
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| Charges would have been brought against Alice Gross murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns if he had lived, police say. | Charges would have been brought against Alice Gross murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns if he had lived, police say. |
| The body of Alice, 14, was found in the River Brent in west London on 30 September, after she went missing a month earlier. | The body of Alice, 14, was found in the River Brent in west London on 30 September, after she went missing a month earlier. |
| The corpse of Latvian builder Zalkalns was found less than two miles away in Boston Manor Park, on 4 October. | The corpse of Latvian builder Zalkalns was found less than two miles away in Boston Manor Park, on 4 October. |
| The Met Police has told the Crown Prosecution Service saying Zalkalns was responsible for Alice's murder. | The Met Police has told the Crown Prosecution Service saying Zalkalns was responsible for Alice's murder. |
| An inquest into Alice's death is due to resume on Thursday. | An inquest into Alice's death is due to resume on Thursday. |
| 'Sexual motive' | |
| Alice's disappearance sparked what the Met said was its largest inquiry since the 7/7 bombings in 2005. | |
| Det Chief Insp Andy Chalmers said: "Boy, do I wish we'd found her earlier". | |
| Zalkalns, who was working as a labourer on a building site in Isleworth, had been convicted for murdering his wife in Latvia, in 1998. | |
| Police said they believe there was a "sexual motive" to Alice's murder although there is no evidence of that. | |
| Zalkalns found hanged | |
| They added a single DNA sample from Alice's skin "strongly supports" a match to Zalkalns. | |
| But, the CPS said its case would have been based on circumstantial evidence, not forensic or eyewitness evidence. | |
| Officers have said no-one else was involved in Zalkalns' death. He was found hanged. | Officers have said no-one else was involved in Zalkalns' death. He was found hanged. |
| The cause of Alice's death was "compressive asphyxia", they added. | |
| Other key points that have emerged from police at a press briefing: | Other key points that have emerged from police at a press briefing: |