Elite London police officer arrested on suspicion of murder

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LONDON — An officer in London’s diplomatic protection branch was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder, police said, as investigators searching for a missing 33-year-old woman discovered human remains.

The Metropolitan Police said the officer, who is a member of the same force, was originally detained late Tuesday on suspicion of kidnapping, and is also being held on a separate allegation of indecent exposure.

The officer, aged in his 40s and who serves in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, remains in custody at a police station in the British capital, the Met said.

A woman in her 30s was also arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assisting an offender and…

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