Police linking murders of eastern European men, whose bodies were found within 24 hours

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Detectives investigating the deaths of two eastern European men have charged a second man with murder.

Scotland Yard said Besnik Berisha, 42, of Friern Barnet, north London, was arrested on Monday and later charged with the murder of a 30-year-old man, whose body was discovered in the boot of a car in a remote country lane near Scratchwood Park, in Barnet, north London, on 19 December.

Berisha was also charged with the murder of a 35-year-old man who was found dead less than 24 hours later in undergrowth in Hogg Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, about five miles away from the Barnet scene. Both men were found with fatal stab wounds.

Berisha was due to appear at Willesden magistrates court on Thursday.

Another man, Kaziku Tuwisana, 31, of no fixed address, was also charged with two counts of murder on Monday.

He was found at the Barnet scene with injuries and was arrested after being taken to hospital.

Police said Tuwisana appeared at Brent magistrates court on Monday and that they were awaiting details of his next court appearance.

Speaking on Saturday, DCI Simon Stancombe of the Metropolitan police said the victims were believed to be eastern European males who may have been known to each other.