The Last Bridge Clifton Suspension: Stay away from the man on the run after a shocking discovery

Avon and Somerset Police have advised the public “do not approach” a man they are looking for in connection with suspicious human remains found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The suspect had now been on the run for around 19 hours as he had already left the scene when police arrived shortly after midnight on Thursday.

Police say he crossed the bridge from Clifton and headed in the direction of Leigh Woods – with officers now searching an area of ​​scrub in the woods.

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Chief Inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen said the man is not considered to be a wider risk to the public – however anyone who spots him should call 999 immediately to report the sighting and should not attempt to approach he.

In the meantime, anyone with information about the events – no matter how significant they think they are – is asked to contact Avon and Somerset Police’s incident room on 0800 056 944.

What we know so far about the human remains incident

The Clifton Suspension Bridge was closed in both directions at around 6.30am on Thursday morning, with Avon and Somerset Police confirming around lunchtime today that they were called to the Suspension Bridge shortly before midnight last night to reports of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously. . Nothing could have prepared them for what came next.

By the time police arrived at the bridge less than 10 minutes later, the suspect had disappeared from the area but left the suitcase behind. A second suitcase was found nearby a short time later. Police have since confirmed that the two suitcases were believed to contain human remains. An eyewitness described how the horrifying incident unfolded, including an account of the two suitcases with blood pouring out.

The eyewitness, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Bristol Live how he was walking with his girlfriend when he heard a commotion nearby – and said he saw the man running away, shouting in Spanish, while being chased by a man on a bicycle. Read the full account here.

Meanwhile, the family of missing Bristol schoolboy Jack O’Sullivan have been informed of an investigation into a body dumped on the Clifton Suspension Bridge, but police said they do not believe the two cases are linked. Read more here.