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A WOMAN has tonight been charged with murder after a female body was found in the Forest of Dean.

Gareeca Conita Gordon, 27, was held by cops after the remains were discovered stuffed inside two suitcases.

 The discovery was made at a home in Birmingham
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The discovery was made at a home in BirminghamCredit: SnapperSK
 Officers have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries
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Officers have been carrying out door-to-door inquiriesCredit: SnapperSK
 Police raided the home after the discovery
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Police raided the home after the discoveryCredit: @SnapperSK
 A police search team search woodland next to Stowfield Quarry near Coleford in the Forest of Dean after a man and woman were arrested
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A police search team search woodland next to Stowfield Quarry near Coleford in the Forest of Dean after a man and woman were arrestedCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 Teams have been scouring the forest for evidence
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Teams have been scouring the forest for evidenceCredit: � Andrew Lloyd

Mahesh Sorathiya, 38, has been charged with assisting an offender on or before May 12, 2020.

Both have been remanded in custody to appear before Cheltenham Magistrates' Court via video link on Saturday.

Cops swooped down on the couple who were said to be driving suspiciously near Coleford, Gloucestershire.

POLICE RAID

Officers later raided a property in Birmingham, West Midlands and discovered the scene.

Last night six detectives made door to door enquiries at the address.

Police have also searched a second property in the Midlands.

On Thursday detectives were given an additional 36 hours to continue questioning the two suspects.

West Midlands Police said: "We've carried out searches at properties in Wolverhampton and Birmingham as part of the investigation."

A spokesman for the Gloucestershire force said: "A post-mortem examination yesterday was found to be inconclusive and further examinations are ongoing to establish the cause of death."

Gemma Greenway, who live in Coleford, said her husband David had spotted a man entering a lorry trailer yard near their home and called police.

The 37-year-old, who runs a grooming salon and breeds dogs with her husband, said she was "shaken".

She wrote on Facebook: "I’m just so glad that David spotted him acting suspiciously and reported it."

 Police have been investigating in the forest after making the shocking find
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Police have been investigating in the forest after making the shocking findCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 Arrests have been made as police search the forest for more clues
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Arrests have been made as police search the forest for more cluesCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 A detective can be seen scouring the forest after the arrest
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A detective can be seen scouring the forest after the arrestCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 Forensics were pictured at the scene of the discovery
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Forensics were pictured at the scene of the discoveryCredit: Huw Evans Picture Agency
 It is believed other body parts were found in the forest
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It is believed other body parts were found in the forestCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 Police have arrested two people after allegedly making the grim discovery
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Police have arrested two people after allegedly making the grim discoveryCredit: GNS
 Police today confirmed the man and woman remained in police custody as they continued their searches
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Police today confirmed the man and woman remained in police custody as they continued their searchesCredit: � Andrew Lloyd
 A forensic tent was seen set up at the scene
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A forensic tent was seen set up at the sceneCredit: BPM Media
 The suspected human remains were found in the Forest of Dean
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The suspected human remains were found in the Forest of DeanCredit: BPM Media
 Police have now launched a murder probe
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Police have now launched a murder probeCredit: BPM Media