COUPLE'S DEATH BY TORTURE; EXCLUSIVE.A COUPLE were tied up, tortured and stabbed to death in a horrific double murder The woman was found lying bound and gagged in a pool of blood while the man was seated on a chair with his hands tied behind his back. It is thought the pair, both in their 40s, were tortured. A police source described it as a "scene from a horror film horror film n → película de terror or miedo horror film horror n → film m d'épouvante horror film horror n ". He added: "It must have been a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. death for them. They had both been stabbed a number of times. It is all very bizarre." A Scotland Yard Scotland Yard, headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. spokeswoman said: "We are still trying to positively identify the man and woman. "It appears to be an exceptionally strange double murder. It does not appear to be drug-related. "We're not sure exactly what happened, but it was certainly extremely unpleasant." Workmen discovered the bodies early yesterday at a flat in Streatham, south London South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London postal codes (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as West or Central London. . |
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