Major breakthrough in murder case of Britons found dead in burned-out car in Sweden
A breakthrough has been made in connection with the murder of two British men who were found in a burnt-out car in Malmö.
Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, from north London, were reported missing in July after failing to return home from a business trip to Denmark and Sweden.
Their bodies were discovered in the shell of a Toyota Rav 4, which was parked in an industrial estate in the Swedish capital on July 14.
Authorities have now confirmed that an arrest has been made in connection with the deaths of the two estate agents.
Farooq Abdulrazak has been named by police as one of two men whose bodies were discovered (Picture: PA)
The prosecutor has not yet commented on the identity of the person arrested, but an interrogation is currently ongoing.
Police had been investigating whether the deaths of Juan and Farooq are linked to ‘gang violence’ as it is believed at least one of them was shot dead before the car was set on fire.
CCTV footage showed them renting a car at Copenhagen Kastrup airport, before heading over the border into Sweden. They were thought to be on a business trip.
Their car was last spotted past the Öresund Bridge toll station, which links Denmark and Sweden.
Juan Cifuentes is the second victim in the double murder (Picture: PA)
With them was a third man, who reportedly travelled with the pair from London Heathrow and was allegedly spotted in the vehicle with them before they died, Swedish outlet Sydsvenskan reports.
Yet the man was nowhere to be seen when the bodies were discovered, and he does not appear in any of the CCTV footage.
A double-murder probe was launched, with the nature of the killing prompting speculation it may have been a gang-related murder.
Investigations continue in Sweden and the UK, according to Swedish prosecutors.
A statement from them said: ‘The prosecutor has today arrested a person on probable cause suspected of aiding and abetting the murder of two British citizens who were found dead in a burnt-out car in Malmö on July 14 this year.
‘The investigation has now reached a point where a person has today been served with suspicion regarding involvement in the events that led to two people being found dead on July 14.
‘There will now be interrogations, both with the suspect and others. After that, I will take a position on the continued deprivation of liberty.
‘In parallel with that, other investigative work is ongoing in the form of technical investigation, collection and analysis of digital evidence and other things.’
Magnus Pettersson, head of the preliminary investigation, said prosecutors had until Sunday to decide whether or not the suspect should remain in custody.
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