Man, 34, arrested after body parts found in suitcases in Bristol and London flat

A man has been arrested after human remains were found in two suitcases dumped in Bristol and a flat in west London.

The 34-year-old suspect was detained in the Bristol area in the early hours of this morning.

He was taken into custody by armed officers at Temple Meads Station and will be taken to London for questioning later today.

Detectives previously named 34-year-old Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera as the man they were hunting.

Following the latest arrest this morning they are not looking for anyone else.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said: ‘This is a significant development in our investigation and I would like to thank the public for their support.

‘We understand the concerns of local communities in both Bristol and London and officers will remain in the Clifton and Shepherd’s Bush areas over the coming days to reassure those affected by this tragic incident.’

Scotland Yard said the latest remains found at an address in Shepherds Bush on Friday are believed to be connected to those found in the two cases on the Clifton Suspension Bridge on Wednesday.

They confirmed there are two male victims, although formal identification is yet to take place.

A 36-year-old man who was arrested in Greenwich on Friday in connection with the investigation has since been released without charge, police said.

On Friday afternoon, a helicopter was seen circling above Scotts Road in Shepherd’s Bush, where officers cordoned off an area of bins below a high-rise building, with a private ambulance arriving at 6.30pm.

Neighbours named the men who lived at an address that police were searching on Friday in Scotts Road as Paul and Albert.

Forensic officers wearing blue suits and masks could be seen working behind the cordon at the crime scene in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, on Saturday morning.

They spoke with police officers at the cordon, where a forensics van was parked, before heading in the direction of the address on Scotts Road.

A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘While searching a flat in Scotts Road, W12 on Friday, July 12, officers found human remains which are in the process of being sensitively removed.

‘Additional post-mortem examinations will be arranged as soon as possible.

‘At this early stage, officers believe that the remains are connected to the human remains found in Bristol, and that there are still two male victims.

‘Officers believe they know the identity of the two men, although formal identification is yet to take place. Enquiries continue to locate and inform their next of kin.’

Police were first called at 11.57pm on Wednesday to reports of a man seen ‘acting suspiciously’ on the landmark bridge in Bristol.

Witnesses described how the suspect, who arrived in a taxi, was challenged after one of the ‘tatty’ suitcases was seen to be leaking blood.

He may have been stopped from throwing the heavy cases over the side and into the gorge 25ft below by the safety railings, reports suggest.

Despite officers arriving less than 10 minutes after staff raised the alarm, the suspect fled towards the Leigh Woods area, leaving the suitcase behind. A second was found nearby a short time later.

The taxi driver is helping officers with the investigation.

Clifton Suspension Bridge, a Grade I listed landmark which spans the Avon Gorge, was designed by noted Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1864.

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