Police have confirmed that more human remains have been found at an address in Shepherd’s Bush amid a widespread manhunt following the discovery of two bodies found inside suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Officers found the remains at the house in Scotts Road on Friday and they are believed to be connected to those found in two suitcases dumped near Clifton Suspension Bridge on Wednesday.
Forensic investigators believe there are still two male victims, although formal identification is yet to take place.
The discovery comes after Metropolitan Police identified a man wanted in connection to the case.
Police at a crime scene in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, after human remains were found in two suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge
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Man wanted in connection to two suitcases appearing to contain human remains
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Police named the suspect as 24-year-old Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera.
Both of the victims are thought to have been known to Mosquera and the Met is appealing for information on his whereabouts.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said in a statement: “This is a fast-moving enquiry with detectives in London and Bristol actively pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.
“Locating Yostin Andres Mosquera, however, is the priority and I appeal to anyone with information on his whereabouts to get in touch.”
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Police and forensic officers and at an address in Shepherd’s Bush
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Police named the suspect as 24-year-old Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera
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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.
Police would not confirm whether the address was linked to the suspect or the victims.
The force has released two pictures of Mosquera, showing a black man with a beard, wearing a black Adidas baseball cap, black jeans, a black jacket and black trainers with thick white soles and carrying a black backpack.
Witnesses have described how the man, who arrived at the bridge in a taxi, was challenged after the “tatty” suitcase was seen to be leaking blood.
A police officer by a cordon in place near an address in Shepherd’s Bush
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He left the scene, reportedly chased by a cyclist, and made off in the direction of Leigh Woods, leaving the suitcase behind.
Avon and Somerset Police said officers arrived at the scene within 10 minutes and discovered that the suitcase, along with a second located a short distance from the bridge, contained human remains.
Police also confirmed that a taxi had been seized and said the taxi driver was helping officers with the investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 and quote the Met Police reference CAD 306 12JUL.
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