Man, 50, is arrested on suspicion of murder after body of elderly man is found in freezer at tip
- The body of an elderly man was found inside the freezer in Exhall, Warwickshire It had been moved from a Birmingham flat by a housing association
- Man, 50, believed to be known to the victim, was arrested in Derby
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after waste disposal workers found a body inside a freezer.
The freezer had been moved from a flat in Birmingham to a waste management centre in Colliery Lane, Exhall, by a housing association before the shocking discovery.
The body is described as that of an elderly man. A post-mortem is due to take place tomorrow. The individual is yet to be identified.
The 50-year-old man is believed to have been known to the victim, said police, and was taken into police custody in Derby.
West Midlands police said enquiries were ongoing and that a murder investigation had been launched.
The body was found in a freezer that was transported to Colliery Lane, Exhall, from a flat in Birmingham. (Pictured above is a tip on Colliery Lane, Exhall