Murder suspect quizzed over body of London care worker

Ben Bailey12 April 2012

A murder suspect was being questioned today about the discovery of a woman's body dumped in a suitcase on farmland.

The heavily-decomposed remains of Leah Questin were discovered in the case in a dried-up pond on farmland off Buckland Road in Cliffe, near Rochester, Kent, last Thursday.

A 35-year-old man was arrested at an address in Lewisham, south-east London, yesterday on suspicion of murder and is in custody at a north London police station.

Philippines-born Ms Questin, 37, was reported missing by a friend overnight on September 16/17 after last being seen at her home address.

The body of the care worker, of Sneyd Road, near Cricklewood, north London, was found by a dog walker at 1.30pm last Thursday.

Results of a post-mortem examination carried out on Friday proved inconclusive and forensic tests are going on to establish the cause of death.

Officers are still appealing for anyone with information about her last movements after September 12, when CCTV footage showed her heading south on the 172 bus near the Elephant and Castle, south-east London.

Detective Chief Inspector Peter Lansdown of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, based at Hendon, said: "I appeal to anyone who saw Leah in south-east London or on the 172 bus or its route on Saturday September 12 to contact us.

"We also need to hear from anyone who may have seen her after September 12 and up until her body was found as we need to understand where she was going, who she was meeting and how she came to be murdered."

Leah was 4ft 11ins with a petite build. She had a light complexion and long black hair, and was wearing a red top and blue jeans.

Anyone with information should call the incident room based at Hendon on 020 8358 0200 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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