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03/07/2008
French Students Suffered 'Horrific' Deaths
Two men who where found dead after a London house fire earlier this week were tied up and suffered "horrific injuries, police say.
The Metropolitan Police launched a murder enquiry following the discovery of two men at a 'suspicious' fire in London's New Cross, southeast London on Sunday.
Police and emergency services were called to a ground floor flat in Sterling Gardens at approximately 10.10pm.
The victims, Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, suffered a total of 243 stab wounds to the head, neck and chest before being set on fire.
It is reported that a chemical was used as an accelerant in the blaze.
Both men were French bio-chemistry students who had been on an exchange scheme at Imperial College for about one month.
French newspaper le Figaro has reported that the two men studied in Clermont-Ferrand, in central France.
According to the newspaper, the families of the victims have been put in touch with Scotland Yard.
The French Minister for Education, Valerie Pecresse said she felt "deep indignation" and "immense sadness".
"My thoughts are with their families and comrades of the Polytechnic of Clermont Ferrand II," she said.
Ms Pecresse also asked the rector of Clermont-Ferrand to "take all the necessary steps for its support and assistance and students and teams of the establishment".
Detective Chief Inspector Mick Duthie said that the "extent of the injuries is horrific".
"Everyone is working on this case, including myself, has been deeply shocked by what we have seen.
"I would not say this was a professional attack. I would say it was a frenzied, horrible, horrific attack," the chief said.
Mr Duthie said that one line of inquiry was that the attack was a "mistaken identity".
He also said that the flat had been broken into six days before and a laptop had been stolen.
Mr Duthie said that a white man was seen fleeing the scene of the incident on Sunday evening.
It is understood the students had been due to return to France at the end of July after working on the research project into chains of protein within DNA at Imperial College.
Mr Bonomo was from Velaux, near Amiens, and Mr Ferez from Prouzel, near Aix-en-Provence.
Homicide and Serious Crimes Command, based at Sutton, and the London Fire Brigade are investigating the deaths.
See: Police Launch Murder Enquiry After Fire Deaths
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The Metropolitan Police launched a murder enquiry following the discovery of two men at a 'suspicious' fire in London's New Cross, southeast London on Sunday.
Police and emergency services were called to a ground floor flat in Sterling Gardens at approximately 10.10pm.
The victims, Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, suffered a total of 243 stab wounds to the head, neck and chest before being set on fire.
It is reported that a chemical was used as an accelerant in the blaze.
Both men were French bio-chemistry students who had been on an exchange scheme at Imperial College for about one month.
French newspaper le Figaro has reported that the two men studied in Clermont-Ferrand, in central France.
According to the newspaper, the families of the victims have been put in touch with Scotland Yard.
The French Minister for Education, Valerie Pecresse said she felt "deep indignation" and "immense sadness".
"My thoughts are with their families and comrades of the Polytechnic of Clermont Ferrand II," she said.
Ms Pecresse also asked the rector of Clermont-Ferrand to "take all the necessary steps for its support and assistance and students and teams of the establishment".
Detective Chief Inspector Mick Duthie said that the "extent of the injuries is horrific".
"Everyone is working on this case, including myself, has been deeply shocked by what we have seen.
"I would not say this was a professional attack. I would say it was a frenzied, horrible, horrific attack," the chief said.
Mr Duthie said that one line of inquiry was that the attack was a "mistaken identity".
He also said that the flat had been broken into six days before and a laptop had been stolen.
Mr Duthie said that a white man was seen fleeing the scene of the incident on Sunday evening.
It is understood the students had been due to return to France at the end of July after working on the research project into chains of protein within DNA at Imperial College.
Mr Bonomo was from Velaux, near Amiens, and Mr Ferez from Prouzel, near Aix-en-Provence.
Homicide and Serious Crimes Command, based at Sutton, and the London Fire Brigade are investigating the deaths.
See: Police Launch Murder Enquiry After Fire Deaths
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