Murder suspect arrested after human remains found in Salford

Detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after dismembered body parts were found at a Salford nature reserve. The suspect, said to be a man in his 20s from the local area, was detained last night and will be questioned later today.

It comes after a member of the public found a human torso wrapped in plastic at Kersal Wetlands on Thursday afternoon. The victim has not yet been identified.

In a press conference on Sunday morning Chief Supt Tony Creely described the arrest as 'an important step' for the investigation. He added: "But we must keep an open mind.

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"A big part of this is speaking to anyone from the local community who may have useful information. Our main focus at this time is establishing who our victim is because at the heart of this investigation is a family somewhere who have lost a loved one."

On Sunday morning police divers were seen in the area. Chief Supt Creely said specialist police officers, including the dog unit, had searched 'every inch' of the nature reserve.

He added: "Although at this time we have not found anything else that is of interest to the investigation in the Kersal Wetlands area our work will not stop."

And Chief Supt Creely appealed to the public to come forward with any information which may help the inquiry. He said: "We will pursue every single line of inquiry to help us find out what happened.

"I cannot stress the importance of people contacting us with information if they know anything at all. You may have information which you don't think is important, but if you could contact the police with any information whatsoever it could help the police