Initial investigations by police indicate that the corpse found in a suitcase floating at sea off the Sliema waterfront is likely male.
The police are treating the case as murder, with Times of Malta reporting that police suspect the victim to have been killed recently and the body placed in a bug and dumped at sea in a completely different location.
An autopsy is set to be carried out on Tuesday to identify the body. Meanwhile, after the news broke at around 2pm yesterday, members of the Armed Forces of Malta continued searches on the seabed for any possible evidence.
A magisterial inquiry has been launched as investigations continue.
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