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Harlesden man charged with Grand Union Canal suitcase murder
Police at the Grand Union Canal scene. Photo: Jack Hardy/PA Wire - Credit: PA WIRE
A man from Harlesden has been charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice.
Thomasz Kocik, 38, of Buckingham Road, will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this morning accused of killing 23-year-old Marta Ligman of the same address.
The body of the Polish national was found in a black suitcase in the canal on Sunday afternoon.
A post mortem failed to ascertain the cause of her death and further tests will be undertaken.
Kocik was arrested alongside two other man aged 30 and 34 on Monday.
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They have been bailed to return to a police station at a later date.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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Anyone with information should call the incident room on 020 8785 8244 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
