Body found in Warwickshire was transported from West Midlands
A murder investigation has been launched after a body was found in a freezer in Warwickshire after being transported from the West Midlands.
The body of an elderly man was found in a freezer, which had been transported to a waste management centre in Colliery Lane, in Exhall.
The man's body was found on Friday.
The freezer had been moved from a flat clearance by a housing association in Birmingham.
A man, believed to have been known to the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "We have launched a murder investigation after a body was found at a recycling unit in Warwickshire on Friday, August 21.
"We were made aware that a freezer – transported to a waste management centre in Colliery Lane, Exhall – had been opened and the body of an elderly man had been discovered.
"The freezer had been moved from a flat clearance by a housing association in Birmingham.
"A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Wednesday, which will help identify the man.
"On Tuesday [today], a 50-year-old man, who is believed to have been known to the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into police custody in Derby.
"Enquiries continue and anyone with information is asked to contact us."
Anyone with information can call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident number 2654 of August 21.
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
