The hunt for a Lithuanian man suspected of killing his girlfriend and stuffing her body into a suitcase has become the first high-profile test of Britain’s ability to track suspects who flee to Europe
Europe-wide manhunt after woman, 41, found dead in suitcase in West London
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Updated: 14 Jan 2021, 9:26
MURDER cops have launched a Europe-wide manhunt after a woman was found dead in a suitcase in West London.
The body of 41-year-old Joanna Borucka was discovered by a painter at the Pay and Sleep hostel in Southall.
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Cops have called for help to track down a wanted man after the body of Joanna Borucka was found in a suitcase in December
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Ms Borucka went missing more than a month before her body was discovered
Now detectives say they re searching for 50-year-old Petras Zalynas, who is believed to have left the UK.
Detectives investigating the death of a woman found in a suitcase in a west London hostel are hunting a man who they believe has fled the country. The body of 41-year-old Joanna Borucka was discovered at the Pay and Sleep hostel in The Crescent, Southall. Homicide detectives are investigating following the grim discovery on November 18. Ms Borucka, originally from Poland, was last seen alive five days earlier. A painter found her body after.
Joanna Borucka, 41, was found dead at Pay And Sleep in Southall, west London
Residents at the hostel in The Crescent said her boyfriend has gone missing
Joanna was last seen on November 13 and found in suitcase on December 18
Anyone with information about death or her alleged killer can call police on 101
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