A murder investigation is underway after the body of an elderly man was found inside a freezer at a recycling unit in Warwickshire.
The body was discovered on Friday 21st August.
In a statement West Midlands Police said: "We’ve launched a murder investigation after a body was found at a recycling unit in Warwickshire on Friday 21 August.
"We were made aware that a freezer - transported to a waste management centre in Colliery Lane, Exhall - had been opened and the body of an elderly man had been discovered. The freezer had been moved from a flat clearance by a housing association in Birmingham.
"A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Wednesday 26th August which will help identify the man.
"A 50-year-old man, who is believed to have been known to the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into police custody in Derby."
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