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

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Dale Mundell, from Islington’s death is being treated as suspicious
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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
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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.

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.