Scotland Yard said a body found in Boston Manor Park, west London, on Saturday has been formally identified as that of Arnis Zalkalns - the prime suspect in the Alice Gross murder investigation.
A body which is thought to be that of Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns - the prime suspect in the murder of schoolgirl Alice Gross - has been removed from a west London park by specialist officers.
Met Police said: "We can now confirm the body found in Boston Manor Park on Saturday has now been recovered by specialist officers and taken to a West London mortuary. A post-mortem examination will be held in due course."
Police previously searched the area where the decomposed body, thought to be that of Alice Gross murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns, was found.
A body thought to be Alice Gross murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns was badly decomposed and could have been in a west London park for a month.
The ex-mother-in-law of a suspect sought over the murder of West London teenager Alice Gross has spoken to ITV News.