02-Jul-2008
Story Timeline: 100 days
COPS have launched a double murder hunt after two men were tortured, slashed several times, and set alight in a gangland killing. The victims, in their early 20s, were found in a burning flat in New Cross, south London. Firefighters put out the blaze - sparked after the two men were killed - shortly after arriving at the scene on Sunday night. A post mortem concluded today that the cause of death of both men, who were French, was stab wounds to the head, chest and neck. A police source said: “This is a really nasty double murder in which we believe the two victims were subjected to a serious amount of pain before they died.” Family members have been informed of the deaths and have flown to the UK to identify their bodies. They are expected to speak of their loss tomorrow when the two victims’ names will be released. Officers...
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