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Body discovered in British well removed
AAP
Tim Moynihan and Emma Clark - November 17, 2013, 11:24 am
Body discovered in British well removed. Photo: Youtube/VideoMedia
A body found in a well in Britain was removed on Saturday as seven men were arrested for murder in connection with the case.
Two men found the body as they were doing clearing work in the front garden of the large property, which stands in an acre of grounds in an affluent area.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Specialist officers, including Metropolitan Police divers, attended the scene and the process of recovering the body from the well has been completed."
A post-mortem examination will take place on Sunday.
Detective Chief Inspector Cliff Lyons said it was unclear what gender the body is, but judging by the size, it was most likely to be an adult, not a child.
He told reporters at the scene: "It's not been there for an extended period of time; it will be a matter of weeks at the most."
He was not prepared to discuss who lived in the house, or a suggestion that the body was wrapped in carpet. He could not confirm or deny whether the body was intact.
Asked about claims by local residents that there had been quite a bit of trouble in the past couple of years with the people who lived in the house, and that police had been called many times, he said: "The residents have expressed concern, there is intelligence to support that notion, yes."
