A MANHUNT IS underway in Bristol in the UK after police discovered human remains in two suitcases in the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Police were called to reports of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the landmark bridge just before midnight today. Police have released a photo of who they would like to speak to about the case.
Despite officers arriving less than 10 minutes later, the man had left towards the Leigh Woods area, leaving the suitcase behind. A second suitcase was discovered a while later.
Avon and Somerset Police said they were still “working out” who the suspect is. A police helicopter and the Coastguard are helping the force locate the man, who was taken to the bridge in a taxi.
The picture released by police shows a black man with a beard, wearing a black Adidas baseball cap, black jeans, a black jacket, black trainers with thick white soles and had a black backpack.
The force have urged people not to approach him and call 999 if he is sighted, but have said they are unaware of any current risk to the wider public.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge visitor centre is closed due to the police activity.
Jack O’Sullivan, a missing 23-year-old student, has been missing from the area since March. He was last week on 2 March at around 3.15am near Brunel Lock Road and Brunel Way in Bristol.
Police have been in contact with the family of Jack to “inform them of the incident” but said “no parallels are actively being drawn”.
The search remains ongoing. According to police, the suspect was taken to the bridge in a taxi. The vehicle has since been seized and the driver is cooperating with the investigation.
Acting Bristol Commander Vicks Hayward-Melen said she could not confirm whether or not the remains were of more than one person.
A post-mortem examination will take place later today.
Carla Denyer, MP for Bristol Central, posted on X: “I am deeply disturbed by the horrifying discovery of human remains at Clifton Suspension Bridge overnight. Distressing events like this are unsettling for all of us who call Bristol home and are proud of our city.”
She thanked the police for their action.
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