Man in Farnborough arrested in connection with Streatham murder (From This Is Local London)

Man in Farnborough arrested in connection with Streatham murder

3:54pm Wednesday 9th January 2013 in News By Hannah Williamson

POLICE have arrested a man in Farnborough wanted in connection with a murder.

The body of Anastasia Voykina, 23, was discovered in a flat in James Boswell Close, Streatham, at around 2am yesterday.

Police said Miss Voykina last spoke to her family on December 30, and it is believed to be the last known contact with her.

A post-mortem gave the Russian national's cause of death as multiple fractures to the face, head and neck caused by blunt trauma.

Police said they wanted to speak to Miss Voykina's boyfriend Felipe Lopes in connection with her death.

The 27-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder in Farnborough at 2.30am this morning.

A Bromley Police spokesman said: "Our officers saw a male acting suspiciously outside the Frankie and Benny's restaurant on the A21 at around 02.30am yesterday morning (Jan 9), conducted a stop and search on him and he was flagged up as a wanted murder suspect for an offence in Lambeth borough."

He remains in custody at a south London police station.