Detectives hunting for a father who went missing last month have found a body in the boot of a car in south London.
Justin Henry, 34, was reported missing on October 16 after last being seen in person at his partner’s address in Brixton, south London, the day before.
At around 9.50pm that evening, he was seen on CCTV buying food at a McDonald‘s drive-thru restaurant on London Road in Croydon.
Officers hunting for Mr Henry revealed last week that they found a red Nissan Almera in Purley, Croydon, on November 6 and a body was recovered from the boot the next day.
Although formal identification is yet to take place, Mr Henry’s family have been kept informed of developments by the Met Police.
A case of kidnapping?
The Metropolitan Police said the car was treated as a crime scene to preserve evidence and that a post-mortem examination was carried out but no cause of death was established.
A 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old man have been charged in connection with the investigation, while a 27-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of kidnapping has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Webb, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘Due to the need to preserve forensic evidence, officers conducted a careful and methodical examination of the scene.
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‘However, on Tuesday, we confirmed that a body was in the car and we spoke to Justin’s family later that day. We are waiting to formally confirm the identity of the body.
‘My heart goes out to his family who have suffered weeks of anxiously waiting for news. Justin’s family are understandably very upset and we would ask media to respect their privacy at this very difficult time.
‘While we have charged two people with Justin’s murder, we would still like anyone who has any information of the red Nissan’s movements in the days following Justin’s disappearance to call police – we still need and ask for the public’s help.’
