Second murder arrest after police called to reports of man on fire in Mitcham
A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called reports of a man on fire in south London.
Loeike Guei, 23, was found dead on Commonside East in Mitcham on September 17.
Detectives investigating his death arrested a 28-year-old man on Thursday.
It comes after Raphael Kokkinos, 33, was arrested and then charged with murder on Friday.
He appeared in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court later that day and will appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
Police were called to Commonside East, Mitcham, at 6.12am on September 17 to reports of a man on fire.
Officers attended and the body of a man was found.
The deceased was named as Mr Guei.
A post-mortem examination gave a head injury as the preliminary cause of death.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, of the Specialist Crime Command, earlier said: “Loeike’s family have been intensely shocked by the loss of their loved one and are at the very beginning of coming to terms with their grief.
“Foremost in our thoughts are their welfare – they are being supported by specially trained officers and we ask that their privacy is respected at this terribly sad time.”
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