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Seventh arrest in student murders | Seventh arrest in student murders |
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Detectives investigating the murder of two French students found dead in a bedsit in south-east London have made a seventh arrest. | Detectives investigating the murder of two French students found dead in a bedsit in south-east London have made a seventh arrest. |
The bodies of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were found stabbed and burnt in New Cross on 29 June. | The bodies of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were found stabbed and burnt in New Cross on 29 June. |
A 19-year-old man from Margate, Kent, has been arrested and is currently being held by Kent Police. | A 19-year-old man from Margate, Kent, has been arrested and is currently being held by Kent Police. |
Two men have been charged with the murders of Mr Ferez and Mr Bonomo, who had suffered hundreds of stab wounds. | |
The Metropolitan Police said the latest suspect would later be transferred to a south London police station. | |
Arson charge | |
Both victims were nearing the end of a three-month research placement studying DNA at Imperial College London when they were murdered. | |
They were in the second year of Masters degrees at the Clermont-Ferrand Polytech in the Auvergne region of central France. | |
Daniel Sonnex, 23, from Peckham, south London, and Nigel Farmer, 33, of no fixed address, have been charged with the murders. | |
Both Mr Sonnex and Mr Farmer have also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. | Both Mr Sonnex and Mr Farmer have also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. |
Mr Farmer faces an additional charge of arson. | Mr Farmer faces an additional charge of arson. |