Two Arrested Over Coventry Man's Death In Belgium

20 November 2014, 11:04 | Updated: 20 November 2014, 11:13

Two men have been arrested in Coventry over the death of a 49-year-old man in Belgium.

The victim's body was found the "Lappersfort" holiday home in Duksmuide, Moerestraat on 26 August. He was originally from the Stoke area of Coventry. 

The pair, aged 24 and 26, were picked up at addresses in Brays Lane and Torcross Avenue, Stoke, on Tuesday 18th November.

They will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court to be extradited to Belgium to be formally interviewed by detectives about the murder.

Detective Sergeant John Garbett, from the force’s Homicide Team, said: "This was a very successful operation between the two police forces from England and Belgium to arrest these individuals."