A MAN HAS been arrested in Greenwich in the United Kingdom after a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours in the area.

The manhunt began after Avon and Somerset Police discovered human remains in two suitcases at midnight on Thursday morning near Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The Avon and Somerset Police said today that post-mortem results of the human remains found they belonged to two adult men.

Neighbours named the men who lived at an address that police were searching in Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, as Paul and Albert. Rebecca, who lives opposite the couple, said: “I’ve been here for 26 years so they’ve been here my whole life.”

“They seemed quiet, they seemed happy, cheerful, waving at everyone. The smaller one, Albert, rode a bike.”

The police service handed the investigation over to the Metropolitan Police service earlier this afternoon. Detectives from the Met have been carrying out searches at and around the address since this morning.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A man, aged 36, was arrested at an address in Greenwich early on Friday 12 July.”

Yesterday, the Avon and Somerset Police released an image of a man who they wanted to speak with in relation to their ongoing investigation.

“[The arrested male] has been taken into custody where he remains. This is not the same man we are appealing for,” the spokesperson said.

Earlier, the Avon and Somerset Police said the discovery of the two victims’ remains in the suitcases has “understandably caused shock and deep concern across our communities”.

Investigations remain ongoing.

Includes reporting by Press Association.