Operation Purple Wave - Interactive Map At the end of the investigation into the disappearance and death of 14-year-old Alice Gross, the Met submitted a report to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). That report proposed that Arnis Zalkalns was responsible for her abduction and murder. Although Zalkalns is dead, due to the considerable public interest in this case the CPS reviewed the key evidence and has provided advice to assist in deciding what further investigation, if any, may be appropriate. Arnis Zalkalns became a person of interest at an early stage of the investigation into Alices disappearance but much more evidence and information became available as the police investigation progressed. During the investigation it was not appropriate to provide a running commentary on that evidence. The CPS confirmed today that they would have authorised the police to charge Arnis Zalkalns with murder if he had been alive at the time of the report. Details of the investigation and the evidence obtained are presented in an interactive map, with a commentary from Senior Investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Chalmers Further details are available here: met.police.uk/alice-gross/
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:01:08 +0000