Boyfriend held over murder of Russian woman found dead in Streatham flat

 
Justin Davenport9 January 2013
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Detectives hunting the boyfriend of a 23-year-old Russian woman found dead in her flat have arrested him on suspicion of murder

Felipe Lopes, 27, was arrested on the street in the Farnborough area of Bromley this morning and is now in custody at a south London police station.

Police discovered the body of Anastasia Voykina in a house in Streatham at around 2am on Monday.

A post-mortem examination gave her cause of death as multiple fractures to the face, head and neck.

A missing person report for Ms Voykina was made on Sunday after people she knew became concerned.

Officers attended a maisonette in James Boswell Close, Streatham, where they found her body.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but detectives are confident the deceased is the missing Russian. Next of kin have been informed.

Police said she made a phone call to her family on December 30, which was the last known contact with her.

Anyone with information about her death is asked to call the incident room on 020 8345 3982, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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