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.

The prosecutor has not yet commented on the identity of the person arrested, but an interrogation is currently ongoing.

Police were investigating whether their deaths are linked to gang violence as it is believed at least one of them was shot dead before the car was set on fire.

A statement 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.

‘This work takes place both here in Sweden and in Britain, says senior prosecutor Magnus Pettersson, who is the head of the preliminary investigation.’

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