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Peterborough suitcase torso: Man charged with murder | |
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A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman's torso inside a suitcase. | |
Vytautas Jokubauskas, 57, of Mayor's Walk in Peterborough has been charged with murdering Ramute Butkiene. | |
The body of Ms Butkiene, 42, who was formally indentified earlier, was found with no arms, legs or head at a house in Mayor's Walk last Friday. | |
Mr Jokubauskas will appear at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | |
Mother-of-one Ms Butkiene was an agency worker in the city, Cambridgeshire Police said. | |
Officers said "some body parts" had been found and searches were continuing. | |
The torso was found after other tenants in the shared house reported a "pungent smell" and called police. | The torso was found after other tenants in the shared house reported a "pungent smell" and called police. |
A post-mortem examination failed to establish how Ms Butkiene died. | A post-mortem examination failed to establish how Ms Butkiene died. |
Ms Butkiene's family members in Peterborough and Lithuania have been informed, a police spokesman said. | Ms Butkiene's family members in Peterborough and Lithuania have been informed, a police spokesman said. |
The murder is being treated as an isolated incident and a dedicated team has been set up to investigate. | The murder is being treated as an isolated incident and a dedicated team has been set up to investigate. |