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.
The post mortem examination of the body found at a park in west London will begin later today, police have confirmed.
The remains are believed to be those of Alice Gross murder suspect Arnis Zalkalns.
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.