Detectives have launched an investigation after a body was found inside a suitcase recovered from a canal in west London.
Police were called to the Grand Union canal near Delamere Terrace in Maida Vale at around 2.30pm on Sunday, along with members of the Marine Policing Unit and fire brigade.
The body is believed to be that of a female.
Houseboats are moored along the edge of the canal and one police officer described it as a "tight-knit community".
One local boat resident said: "I saw policemen in blue overalls looking in the water and more and more police started turning up. It's a bit too close for comfort."
A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: "Police are treating the death as suspicious.
"Detectives from Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating and police are working to discover the identity of the deceased."
No arrests have been made. A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
Rosaline Monrose, 74, who lives in a flat overlooking the water, said: "It's frightening. My husband passed away last May and I live here on my own."
Pedro Garcea, 30, said his girlfriend is worried about walking home late at night from work.
He said: "We were a bit concerned because Soraya works in a hospital and has to walk home - she sometimes doesn't leave until 5am."
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