A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 37 year-old care worker Leah Questin, whose decomposed body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in a dried-up pond.
Police believe she had arranged to meet an internet blind-date after responding to a personal ad on website Gumtree.
Philippines-born Questin, (pictured) of Sneyd Road, Cricklewood, disappeared near the Elephant and Castle on September 12 and was discovered off Buckland Road, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, on September 24.
A 35 year-old man, an IT professional, was arrested today (September 29) in Malpas Road, Lewisham, and is being questioned by officers from Hendon’s Homicide and Serious Crime Command at a North London police station.
Forensic tests on Questin’s body are continuing after an initial post mortem proved inconclusive as to the cause of death.
She was reported missing to Brent’s Missing Persons Unit by a friend on the evening of September 16/17 after last being seen at home.
Detective Chief Inspector, Peter Lansdown, said: "As a result of enquiries into Leah's disappearance, we have established through CCTV footage, that she travelled alone on the 172 bus in the area of Elephant and Castle and was heading south on 12 September.
"She boarded this bus on the New Kent Road shortly after exiting Elephant and Castle underground station. It is still not clear where she was heading to.
"Leah is described as 4ft 11 inches tall with a petite build. She has a light complexion and long black hair. Leah was wearing a red top and blue jeans.
"I appeal to anyone who saw Leah in south east London or on the 172 bus or its route on Saturday 12 September to contact us.
"We also need to hear from anyone who may have seen her after 12 September and up until her body was found as we need to understand where she was going, who she was meeting and how she came to be murdered.
"We continue to liaise with our colleagues at Kent Constabulary and I would like to thank them for their work during the early stages of this enquiry."
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