A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after the remains of gay police officer Gordon Semple were found in a London apartment.
Semple was reported missing a week ago. His body was discovered after a neighbor alerted police to a “smell of death” coming from the flat.
The Sun reports that Semple's dismembered body was found dissolving in a bath of acid. Body parts were dumped in the River Thames and attempts were also made to boil his flesh away.
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An officer with the Metropolitan police for 30 years, Semple reportedly left his home on April 1st and visited the Shangri-La hotel in the Shard building later that day. He left the hotel at 12.30pm and was last seen on CCTV about two-and-a-half hours later near London Bridge.
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A statement from the his brother Ronnie and partner Gary Meeks described him as “a much loved partner, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and cousin.” It added “our world will be a worse place without him”.
According to the Guardian, suspect Stefano Brizzi is due to appear in court today.
Watch a report from SKY News:
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