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First picture of man found dead and stuffed in suitcase by parents on teddy bear hunt

Victim named in Wimbledon murder investigation Officers investigating the death of a man in Wimbledon have released his name. At around 22:55hrs on Thursday, 9 July, police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man at an address on Kingfisher Court, off Queensmere Road, Wimbledon. No-one was found in the property but after carrying out a search, officers believed someone had come to harm at the address and an investigation was launched. On Friday, 10 July, officers attended a wooded area in Borstal, Kent where the body of a man was discovered. He has since been named as 34-year-old Dale Mundell, from Islington. His death is being treated as suspicious, and enquiries remain ongoing. Dale?s family continue to be supported by specialist officers.
Dale Mundell, from Islington’s death is being treated as suspicious
(Picture: Met Police)

This is the first picture of a man found dead in a suitcase by shocked families on a teddy bear hunt.

Dale Mundell, 34, from Islington, was found in Borstal Recreation Ground, Kent on Friday.

The day before, police had been tipped off to potential murder at a flat on Kingfisher Court in Wandsworth, more than 30 miles away.

Joshua Miller, 32, was charged with murder and preventing a lawful burial while Jamie Cooper, 27, was also charged with the same offence.

They appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court yesterday and have been remanded into custody.

Police say the victim and both men were known to each other.

Police have launched a murder probe after a body was discovered in a suitcase at a park, close to where a children???s teddy bear hunt event had been taking place. Officers were called to Borstal Recreation Ground in Rochester yesterday (Friday), and remain in the area today. The Met is leading the investigation after receiving a report of a potential murder in Kingfisher Court, Wimbledon, just before 11pm on Thursday (July 9). Officers attended the scene, but no one was found in the property. After carrying out a search, they believed someone had come to harm at the address, and an investigation was launched. Yesterday, the Met was told that two men, aged 27 and 32, had attended Medway Police Station in Gillingham. They were arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. Officers attended a wooded area at Borstal Recreation Ground, and a man was found dead in a suitcase. Reacting to the incident, Rochester and Strood MP Lauren Edwards (Lab) described the news as ???distressing???. She said: ???My thoughts are with the victim's family. ???The Met Police have made two arrests and do not believe there is any wider risk to the public, but Kent Police will be stepping up their community engagement in the Borstal area, which I welcome.??? Throughout the day officers had been combing the area, and a cordon had remained in place until this afternoon. Residents say a police investigation like this is ???unusual???. Demi Flemings, 23, has lived off the back of the park in Shorts Way since she was five years old. She said it was ???a bit too close to home??? adding ???it???s a bit weird that it???s all about something happening in Wimbledon. ???Police come down here sometimes but not for something like this.??? Another resident, who did not want to be named but has lived in Shorts Way for nine years, says he is ???surprised??? by the news. When the lift engineer came home from work yesterday around 5.30pm he saw a police car and tape at the bottom of his road. Dad of one, Ivan Tsvetkov was playing with his child at the park, and as he was returning at around 7.30pm, he saw the police presence. The Amazon warehouse worker, 38, says he is ???shocked??? by the news. He said: ???I can???t imagine something like this happening at the park. I play there with my child. ???There are always loads of people there so I am shocked by it. ???It???s a nice quiet area and I wouldn???t expect something like that here.??? Although formal identification is yet to take place, detectives believe they know the identity of the victim and have contacted his next-of-kin. Featuring: Officers have cordoned off Borstal Recreation Ground When: 11 Jul 2026 Credit: Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please contact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000**
A body was discovered in a suitcase at a park, close to where a children’s teddy bear hunt event had been taking place (Picture: Cover Images)

A mother had been at the park attending a teddy bear hunt organised as a fundraiser for a local nursery when she saw flies emerging from the case.

She told KentOnline: ‘I saw the luggage before the police. I was with my niece and nephew, so I was busy keeping them from seeing it.

‘What I saw was the suitcase covered in hundreds of flies. I actually heard the buzzing from them first. I noticed that it was a large suitcase and had a snow sledge next to it.’

The day before, police had been tipped off to potential murder at a flat on Kingfisher Court in Wandsworth, more than 30 miles away from Borstal Recreation Ground, Kent, where the discovery was made.

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