British police have found human remains in a west London apartment which they believe are connected to body parts found earlier this week in another city, officers said Friday.
Authorities are now on the hunt for a Colombian man thought to be linked to the case.
Investigations have been underway since two suitcases were found on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of the capital, on Wednesday. They contained the remains of two men, police previously said.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that officers believed the newly discovered body parts “are connected to the human remains found in Bristol.”
It added that a 36-year-old man arrested in London over the grisly find has been released without charge.
They are now on the hunt for another man believed to be linked to the case. Officers said their priority is to find Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 24-year-old Colombian national, naming him for the first time.
They released a photo of Mosquera clad in a black Adidas baseball cap, black jeans, a black jacket, black trainers with thick white soles, with a black backpack.
Officers also believe they know the identity of the two male victims, but “formal identification is yet to take place,” they said. Police are trying to locate and inform their next of kin.
“Both victims are thought to have been known to Mosquera and the Met is appealing for information on his whereabouts,” the statement added.
“This is a fast-moving enquiry with detectives in London and Bristol actively pursuing a number of lines of enquiry,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said.
The investigation began when Avon and Somerset Police received a call late on Wednesday about a man with a suitcase “acting suspiciously” on the bridge in Bristol. The suitcases were later found in the area, the force said on Thursday.
Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police released this photo of a man they are seeking in connection with the Clifton Suspension Bridge case.
Authorities later said a “man wanted in connection with the incident had traveled to Bristol from London earlier the same day.” Police previously did not identify the individual, despite a large-scale search involving a police helicopter and coastguard.
They arrested the unnamed 36-year-old early Friday but said the person was not the same individual as the one police were initially looking for.
