Stab wound found on oil executive - The Press Association

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Missing oil executive Carole Waugh, whose body was found in a lock-up garage in London, had suffered a single stab wound, police said.

Miss Waugh, 50, originally from Durham, had not been seen by her family since mid-April and concerns for her safety grew after a fraudster tried to sell her central London flat by posing as her brother.

Scotland Yard said a post-mortem examination held at Kingston mortuary found a single stab wound on the body.

Further examinations are expected to establish the exact cause of Miss Waugh's death.

Miss Waugh's body was found in a car inside the lock-up garage in Lime Court, New Malden, south-west London, on Friday night and was formally identified.

Police announced on Wednesday that Miss Waugh's disappearance was being treated as a murder inquiry and arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of kidnap, conspiracy to defraud and murder.

He is in custody at a south London police station and police have until Saturday evening to hold him.

Suspicious financial transactions running to thousands of pounds have also been made using Miss Waugh's identity since she vanished, and her Cartier jewellery is missing.

Scotland Yard has appealed for information about the blue Volkswagen Golf where Miss Waugh was found, which has the registration number W466 NHL.

Detective Chief Inspector John McFarlane said: "We need to hear from anyone with information on the car, particularly since April this year."

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