🚨 THIS IS A MASSIVE SH0CK… DALE WAS THE LOVE...

🚨 THIS IS A MASSIVE SH0CK… DALE WAS THE LOVELIEST… — HEARTBROKEN COLLEAGUES SPEAK OUT AFTER B0DY IS FOUND INSIDE A SUITCASE AT A PARK, NEAR WHERE CHILDREN ONCE TOOK PART IN A TEDDY BEAR HUNT EVENT

Victim named in Wimbledon murder investigation Officers investigating the death of a man in Wimbledon have released his name. At around 22:55hrs on Thursday, 9 July, police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man at an address on Kingfisher Court, off Queensmere Road, Wimbledon. No-one was found in the property but after carrying out a search, officers believed someone had come to harm at the address and an investigation was launched. On Friday, 10 July, officers attended a wooded area in Borstal, Kent where the body of a man was discovered. He has since been named as 34-year-old Dale Mundell, from Islington. His death is being treated as suspicious, and enquiries remain ongoing. Dale?s family continue to be supported by specialist officers.
Dale Mundell, from Islington, was found hidden in woodland. (Picture: Met Police)
A man found dead in a suitacse by families on a teddy bear hunt has been named as Dale Mundel.

The 34-year-old, from Islington, was found in Borstal Recreation Ground, Kent on Friday.

The day before, police had been tipped off to a potential murder at a flat on Kingfisher Court in Wandsworth, more than 30 miles away.

Joshua Miller, 32, was charged with murder and preventing a lawful burial while Jamie Cooper, 27, was also charged with the same offence.

They appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court yesterday and have been remanded into custody.

Police say the victim and both men were known to each other.

Police have launched a murder probe after a body was discovered in a suitcase at a park, close to where a children???s teddy bear hunt event had been taking place. Officers were called to Borstal Recreation Ground in Rochester yesterday (Friday), and remain in the area today. The Met is leading the investigation after receiving a report of a potential murder in Kingfisher Court, Wimbledon, just before 11pm on Thursday (July 9). Officers attended the scene, but no one was found in the property. After carrying out a search, they believed someone had come to harm at the address, and an investigation was launched. Yesterday, the Met was told that two men, aged 27 and 32, had attended Medway Police Station in Gillingham. They were arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. Officers attended a wooded area at Borstal Recreation Ground, and a man was found dead in a suitcase. Reacting to the incident, Rochester and Strood MP Lauren Edwards (Lab) described the news as ???distressing???. She said: ???My thoughts are with the victim's family. ???The Met Police have made two arrests and do not believe there is any wider risk to the public, but Kent Police will be stepping up their community engagement in the Borstal area, which I welcome.??? Throughout the day officers had been combing the area, and a cordon had remained in place until this afternoon. Residents say a police investigation like this is ???unusual???. Demi Flemings, 23, has lived off the back of the park in Shorts Way since she was five years old. She said it was ???a bit too close to home??? adding ???it???s a bit weird that it???s all about something happening in Wimbledon. ???Police come down here sometimes but not for something like this.??? Another resident, who did not want to be named but has lived in Shorts Way for nine years, says he is ???surprised??? by the news. When the lift engineer came home from work yesterday around 5.30pm he saw a police car and tape at the bottom of his road. Dad of one, Ivan Tsvetkov was playing with his child at the park, and as he was returning at around 7.30pm, he saw the police presence. The Amazon warehouse worker, 38, says he is ???shocked??? by the news. He said: ???I can???t imagine something like this happening at the park. I play there with my child. ???There are always loads of people there so I am shocked by it. ???It???s a nice quiet area and I wouldn???t expect something like that here.??? Although formal identification is yet to take place, detectives believe they know the identity of the victim and have contacted his next-of-kin. Featuring: Officers have cordoned off Borstal Recreation Ground When: 11 Jul 2026 Credit: Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please contact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000**
A body was discovered in a suitcase at a park, close to where a children’s teddy bear hunt event had been taking place (Picture: Cover Images)
Tributes have been paid to Dale by workers at the business centre where he managed a care sector recruitment company, with one describing him as ‘the loveliest guy you could meet.’

The company’s office at the Millmead Business Centre in Tottenham was managed by Dale.

One worker told Metro: ‘This is a massive shock. Dale was the loveliest guy you could meet. Always friendly and positive, the way his life has ended is just too much to take.’

Another said: ‘He was such a nice person who you could have a joke with. I saw him recently – he had just changed his hairstyle and we had a laugh about it. This news is very upsetting.’

A third said: ‘He was a smiley guy, he would always say hello in the corridor and seemed full of life. We cannot imagine anyone ever wanting to hurt him. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones.’

A mother had been at the park attending a teddy bear hunt organised as a fundraiser for a local nursery when she saw flies swarming from the case.

The day before, police had been tipped off to a potential murder at a flat on Kingfisher Court in Wandsworth, more than 30 miles away from Borstal Recreation Ground, Kent, where the discovery was made.

Mr Mundell and the two men charged were known to each other, the Met added.

Miller will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on July 15.

Miller and Cooper will then both appear at the same court on August 10 for a plea hearing.

SOURCE: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/14/first-picture-man-found-dead-stuffed-suitcase-parents-teddy-bear-hunt-29136698/

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