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A MAN and a woman were arrested after they were “found walking down a street with a human torso in a suitcase.”
Police have launched a murder investigation, with reports that other parts of the body have been found in and around the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
It is understood that the couple, a woman in her twenties from Birmingham and a man in his thirties from Wolverhampton, had been walking down a road near Coleford, Glos, when a passing policeman suspected them and stopped to ask. what was in the case.
Police received an additional 36 hours today to question the two people.
Detectives sealed off a large area of the forest yesterday, with a series of forensic tents installed as work continues to identify the victim.
A Gloucestershire police spokesman said yesterday: “Due to an ongoing police investigation, roads and scene guards were closed on the A4136 between Monmouth and Coleford.
“Shortly after eleven-thirty on Tuesday May 12, officers discovered suspicious human remains.
“The cords are likely to remain in place for the rest of the day, while investigations continue to establish what has happened and further forensic tests are being carried out on the remains.”
“A Birmingham woman in her 20s and a Wolverhampton man in her 30s were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation and remain in police custody today, Wednesday, May 13.”
The police search focuses on the Stowfield quarry and its surroundings.
There was a large police presence in the area yesterday with the roads to the scene closed and a police helicopter flying overhead.
Gloucestershire Police have yet to issue an update on the investigation today.
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