Police treat Regents Canal body find as suspicious

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Regent's canal
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The Met Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command is treating the death as suspicious

Detectives are treating the discovery of a body in a north London canal as suspicious.

Officers found a body submerged in the Regents Canal in Islington at about 09:00 BST on 24 September.

A post-mortem examination will be held on the body at a north London Hospital. The body is believed to be that of a man, but his identity is unknown.

The Met Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command is appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Regent's canal
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Officers were called to reports of a body submerged in the Regents Canal, in Islington, on Thursday morning

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