A manhunt has been launched after two suitcases containing suspected human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
The man police want to speak to after two suitcases containing human remains were found on Clifton Suspension Bridge took a taxi to the scene that night.
MailOnline can now reveal the man was taken to the bridge by taxi shortly before midnight last night and was later seen to be acting suspiciously. He is described as black, with a beard and was wearing a black Adidas baseball cap, black jeans, a black jacket, black trainers with thick white soles and had a black backpackA map of Clifton Suspension Bridge in relation to the city of Bristol
The bridge was closed to traffic while forensic officers arrived at the scene to take away the suitcases and their contents. Mr Mulcahy said it was worrying that such a gruesome crime had happened so close to the Georgian suburb of Clifton, famed for its upmarket restaurants, boutiques and independent shops.
He added: 'It makes you wonder if there is a drug connection, Britain is becoming such a violent place right now.It's believed police traced the taxi through CCTV on the bridge which is 331ft above the River Avon at high tide.A woman operator at a Bristol taxi firm told MailOnline: 'When we heard the bridge had been closed at midnight we assumed another person was trying to throw themselves off.
At a press conference near Chief Inspector Vicks Haywood-Melen said a senior officer has been in contact with Jack’s family to inform them of the recent incident but that police were not linking the two cases. The release of the picture comes after police carried out a search for several hours last night involving involved a police helicopter and HM Coastguard.
The witness, who wished to remain anonymous, said: 'There were two suitcases, one left on the bridge with what appeared to be blood leaking from it, the other case was on the road just after the bridge on the Leigh Woods side.'The man who had the cases ran from the bridge staff and I saw him being chased by a member of the public on a bike - he was shouting something in Spanish.
'Then this morning I woke up and was told the bridge was closed and then of course, found out what happened a couple hours ago. — Clifton Suspension Bridge July 11, 2024 Aerial photos from today show a white forensics tent set up on one side of Clifton Suspension Bridge as police carry out their investigations.
Carla Denyer, newly elected MP for Bristol Central, said she was 'deeply disturbed' by the discovery of human remains in two suitcases at Clifton Suspension Bridge and thanked the police for their 'swift action'. Acting Bristol Commander Vicks Hayward-Melen said: 'This is a very disturbing incident and I fully recognise the concern it will be causing our communities.
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