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| Man arrested over student murders | Man arrested over student murders |
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| A man has been arrested in connection with the murders of two French students in south London. | A man has been arrested in connection with the murders of two French students in south London. |
| Police said a 21-year-old man was taken into custody in south-east London in the early hours. | Police said a 21-year-old man was taken into custody in south-east London in the early hours. |
| The badly burned bodies of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found with more than 240 stab wounds. | The badly burned bodies of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found with more than 240 stab wounds. |
| Detectives said they thought items may have been stolen from the flat in New Cross where the biochemistry students were found dead last Sunday. | Detectives said they thought items may have been stolen from the flat in New Cross where the biochemistry students were found dead last Sunday. |
| The man, arrested at 0340 BST on Saturday, was being held at a police station in south-east London, said Metropolitan Police. | The man, arrested at 0340 BST on Saturday, was being held at a police station in south-east London, said Metropolitan Police. |
| 'Well-liked' | 'Well-liked' |
| Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez had been doing research at Imperial College. | Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez had been doing research at Imperial College. |
| They were both in the second year of a Masters degree in biochemistry and had come to London at the end of May for a placement due to last three or four months. | They were both in the second year of a Masters degree in biochemistry and had come to London at the end of May for a placement due to last three or four months. |
| Our thoughts first and foremost go to their families and those close to them Claude-Gilles DussapUniversity director | Our thoughts first and foremost go to their families and those close to them Claude-Gilles DussapUniversity director |
| Mr Bonomo, from Velaux, near Marseille, and Mr Ferez, from Prouzel, near Amiens, were working on a research project into chains of protein within DNA. | |
| Det Ch Insp Mick Duthie said the flat in Sterling Gardens, New Cross - where Mr Bonomo was staying - had been burgled on 23 June and a laptop stolen. | Det Ch Insp Mick Duthie said the flat in Sterling Gardens, New Cross - where Mr Bonomo was staying - had been burgled on 23 June and a laptop stolen. |
| Detectives think their bank cards and two Sony PSP games consoles were taken on the day they were killed. | Detectives think their bank cards and two Sony PSP games consoles were taken on the day they were killed. |
| Mr Ferez, who lived in South Norwood, had travelled to spend the evening at his friend's flat. | Mr Ferez, who lived in South Norwood, had travelled to spend the evening at his friend's flat. |
| A pathologist found 243 separate injuries to the burned bodies. It is believed the men were dead before the fire started. | A pathologist found 243 separate injuries to the burned bodies. It is believed the men were dead before the fire started. |
| Mr Duthie, who is leading the investigation, said: "The more we find out about them the more we find they were good, honest, hard-working young men - very intelligent, never caused anybody any problems, they were well-liked and come from respectable families. | Mr Duthie, who is leading the investigation, said: "The more we find out about them the more we find they were good, honest, hard-working young men - very intelligent, never caused anybody any problems, they were well-liked and come from respectable families. |
| The two bodies were found in the ground-floor flat in New Cross | The two bodies were found in the ground-floor flat in New Cross |
| "This is just a tragedy." | "This is just a tragedy." |
| A silent march in memory of Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez is to be held on Monday at the Polytech Clermont-Ferrard, the university they attended in France. | A silent march in memory of Mr Bonomo and Mr Ferez is to be held on Monday at the Polytech Clermont-Ferrard, the university they attended in France. |
| The director of the university, Claude-Gilles Dussap, said in a statement: "Like all the staff and students at the school, I was deeply shocked to learn of their deaths... in particularly tragic circumstances. | The director of the university, Claude-Gilles Dussap, said in a statement: "Like all the staff and students at the school, I was deeply shocked to learn of their deaths... in particularly tragic circumstances. |
| "Our thoughts first and foremost go to their families and those close to them. | "Our thoughts first and foremost go to their families and those close to them. |
| "The entire Clermontaise university community associates itself with their immense pain." | "The entire Clermontaise university community associates itself with their immense pain." |