Man arrested for murder after body found inside car in shopping centre multi-storey

Police are seeking to identify the victim.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man’s body was discovered in Stratford, London.

Metropolitan Police were contacted by a neighbouring force on Tuesday, January 9 following a tip-off from a member of the public about a person who had potentially come to harm in London.

A man’s body was since been found in a vehicle parked at the Stratford Centre car park in Newham.

Police arrested a man in the early hours of January 10 at a residential address in Hampshire on suspicion of murder and is currently working to identify the victim and notify his next of kin.

Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, responsible for policing in Newham, said: ‘I know many local people use the Stratford Centre every day and this awful incident will of course cause considerable concern to shoppers and retailers.

‘I would like to reassure people that a man is in custody and, while my colleagues in Specialist Crime investigate, we do not believe there to be any danger to other people.

‘If you have information that you think could help us, I urge you to contact police immediately.’

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