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Police investigating the killings of two French students in London have made an urgent appeal for help in tracking down a man they want to interview. | Police investigating the killings of two French students in London have made an urgent appeal for help in tracking down a man they want to interview. |
They say Daniel Sonnex, aged 23, is dangerous and should not be approached. | They say Daniel Sonnex, aged 23, is dangerous and should not be approached. |
He is thought to have connections with New Cross, south-east London, where the bodies of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were found. | He is thought to have connections with New Cross, south-east London, where the bodies of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were found. |
Mr Sonnex is described as white, 6ft 3ins tall, of proportionate build, with short dark hair and brown eyes. | Mr Sonnex is described as white, 6ft 3ins tall, of proportionate build, with short dark hair and brown eyes. |
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A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Sonnex is considered to be a dangerous man. | |
"Police advise members of the public not to approach him directly but to ring 999 if you see him." | |
The badly-burned bodies of the biochemistry students were found after an explosion at a rented bedsit. | |
Mr Bonomo had been stabbed nearly 200 times while Mr Ferez had suffered nearly 50 knife wounds. | |
Earlier, Nigel Farmer, 33, of no fixed address, was charged with murdering the two men. | |
He was also charged with arson and attempting to pervert the course of justice and was remanded in custody by Greenwich magistrates. | |
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 16 October. | He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 16 October. |
Police are continuing to question a man aged 35 and a woman aged 25 over the deaths on 29 June. |