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Two Men Held After Body Found in Kent Linked to Wimbledon Murder Probe

Detectives are conducting a fast-moving cross-force inquiry with suspects in custody as forensic work and family liaison continue.

Overview

  • Officers opened a murder investigation after a report at a Kingfisher Court address in Wimbledon on Thursday night and later located a man deceased in Borstal woodlands, Kent.
  • Two men, aged 27 and 32, attended Medway Police Station on Friday and remain in custody on suspicion of murder.
  • Police say the victim and the two men were known to each other, formal identification of the deceased is outstanding, and specialist officers are supporting next of kin.
  • A third person was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and has since been released on bail while investigators continue forensic searches at the scene.
  • Local witnesses and media reported the body was found inside a suitcase near a children's teddy-bear hunt, residents have expressed alarm, and detectives have appealed for information while saying there is no believed wider risk to the public.