{"id":109760,"date":"2020-05-14T11:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=109760"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:48:59","slug":"man-and-woman-found-with-torso-in-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/man-and-woman-found-with-torso-in-suitcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Man And Woman Found With Torso In Suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Middle Aged pair are currently being investigated for murder.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109761\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109761\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109761\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/A028BFED-DBBB-4F2B-BECD-08402A28D5A6-300x196.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/A028BFED-DBBB-4F2B-BECD-08402A28D5A6-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/A028BFED-DBBB-4F2B-BECD-08402A28D5A6-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/A028BFED-DBBB-4F2B-BECD-08402A28D5A6-600x391.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/A028BFED-DBBB-4F2B-BECD-08402A28D5A6.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A forensic tent has been set up.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They were caught near the Welsh border, and police say they were \u2018found walking down a street carrying a human torso in a suitcase\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Police have now launched a full investigation, after other body parts were found in and around Forest of Dean, Glos.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in her twenties from Birmingham and a man in his thirties from Wolverhampton<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0have been arrested, and it all started when a police officer became suspicious of what was in the case. They had been walking\u00a0<\/span>along a road near Coleford, which has now been sealed off along with a large part of the surrounding area. Police issued a statement saying: \u201cDue to an ongoing police investigation road closures and scene guards are in place on the A4136 between Monmouth and Coleford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly after 11.30pm last night, Tuesday 12 May, officers discovered suspected human remains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCordons are likely to remain in place for the rest of the day while enquiries continue to establish what has taken place and further forensic tests are being carried out on the remains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA woman from Birmingham aged in her 20s and a man from Wolverhampton aged in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation and remain in police custody today, Wednesday 13 May.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Middle Aged pair are currently being investigated for murder. They were caught near the Welsh border, and police say they were \u2018found walking down a street carrying a human torso in a suitcase\u2019. Police have now launched a full investigation, after other body parts were found in and around Forest of Dean, Glos. 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