Grand Union Canal inquiry after suitcase body-find Published duration 11 May 2015

media caption Alpa Patel reports after a suitcase containing the body of a woman is discovered in the Grand Union Canal in west London

The body of a woman has been found in a suitcase recovered from a west London canal.

The case was removed from the Grand Union Canal near Delamere Terrace in Little Venice, with police called at about 14:30 BST on Sunday.

Officers said it was too early to say how long it had been in the water.

No arrests have been made and a post-mortem examination is due to take place later. Detectives are trying to identify the woman.

image copyright PA image caption The suitcase containing the body was found in the Grand Union Canal

image copyright Google image caption Houseboat owners have been asked by police what they were doing on Friday and Saturday

Police have been speaking to nearby houseboat residents to try to establish a sequence of events in the area on Friday and Saturday.

Natasha Widowson, 23, who lives on a boat near where the body was found, said: "We heard the body was found by some walkers passing by.

"Police told us there had been an accident and no-one was allowed to go past the bridge."

A Met Police spokesman said detectives from homicide and major crime command are investigating.

Related Topics Paddington