A man claiming to be a prince in the Saudi Royal Family has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a compatriot who was found with serious head injuries at a London hotel. The suspect was arrested on Monday night, a few hours after police were called to the Landmark hotel where the body of a 32-year-old man was found in a third-floor room just before 5pm.
Detectives have established that the suspect has links to the Saudi Royal Family but are not yet sure of his exact title. He was last night being questioned by detectives at a police station in Central London.
Officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the address and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said yesterday: "The death is being treated as suspicious and is being investigated by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Homicide and Serious Crime Command.
“Officers believe they know the identity of the deceased, who is from Saudi Arabia, but await formal identification before releasing his name. Inquiries to trace his next of kin are under way. It is believed that the victim had suffered head injuries and officers await the results of a post mortem examination.
“Anyone with information that may assist officers investigating the death is asked to contact the Incident Room on 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
A spokeswoman for the hotel said: “We are co-operating fully with the police and are therefore unable to comment further.”
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