A former Eastenders actress was murdered and dumped in a canal after attending a high-profile hospital opening ceremony, detectives revealed today.
Officers stepped up their appeal for information after the headless body found in London’s Regent’s Canal was confirmed to be that of Gemma McCluskie.
Her 35-year-old brother Tony remains in police custody for questioning, a source confirmed.
Murder detectives detained the man after the limbless and headless body, feared to belong to the 29-year-old, was discovered in Regent’s Canal, east London, on Tuesday.
Officers had earlier expressed extreme concern for McCluskie’s welfare following her disappearance from Bethnal Green, east London, last week.
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