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Woman charged with murder after man’s body found in van

Police are working to identify the man.

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Garden Street, Leicester
The man's body was found in a van on Garden Street, Leicester. Picture: Google maps

By Ella Bennett

A woman has been charged with murder and perverting the course of justice after the body of a man was found in a van in Leicester.

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Harinder Kaur, 39, from Hounslow, was charged on Tuesday, 2 June, and will appear in Leicester Magistrates’ Court later today.

The charges relate to the death of a man who was discovered in the back of a van in Garden Street, Leicester, at 5.30pm on Wednesday, 27 May.

The van was registered to an address in west London, and on Friday, 29 March, a 39-year-old woman was arrested in Hounslow.

Work is ongoing to identify the man and inform his next of kin.

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Anyone with relevant information, particularly doorbell or dashcam footage that may have captured a white Ford Transit with the registration BF18 VNV travelling to Leicester from London, is asked to contact police.

Police can be contacted via 101, quoting 9873/28MAY. Anonymous reports can be submitted through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.