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Headless corpse wrapped in duvet | |
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A decapitated body has been found wrapped in a duvet in a back street in north-west London. | |
Police were called to Kingsgate Place in Kilburn on Wednesday morning after a member of the public discovered the body, believed to be that of a man. | Police were called to Kingsgate Place in Kilburn on Wednesday morning after a member of the public discovered the body, believed to be that of a man. |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the investigation was now being led by murder detectives. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the investigation was now being led by murder detectives. |
He said inquiries were ongoing and the scene remained cordoned off. There have been no arrests. | |
Police said they do not know how long the body had been there before it was found. | |
It was discovered behind a row of shops in a gold-coloured cage similar to the type used to move stock around retail outlets. | |
A post-mortem examination is due to take place at St Pancras Mortuary on Thursday morning. |