Remains of Police Officer found at south London

Police have confirmed that a 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Mr Semple's murder. Gordon Semple went missing on 1 April PC Semple was last seen making his way to work in the afternoon The arrest came after officers were called to an address on the Peabody Estate in Southwark, south London, yesterday. Mr Semple, 59, had been reported missing for six days and was captured on CCTV apparently making his way to work. The remains were found at the property after a neighbour alerted Scotland Yard to a "smell of death". At a news conference this morning, Commander Alison Newcomb said officers were talking to residents on the Peabody Estate, to reassure them. "Yesterday afternoon we were called by a member of the public to an address on the Peabody Estate in Southwark Street, SE1," Commander Newcomb said. Police at the Peabody Estate in Southwark, south London Police search the Peabody estate (pic: Tom Duxbury) "At that address a man was arrested and human remains were discovered. "Due to the condition of those human remains it will take some time for cause of death to be established and for formal identification to take place. "At this point I do not wish to speculate on what has happened." Gordon Semple Police say they have informed the officer's family and colleagues Gordon Semple A timeline of Mr Semple's last movements has emerged; :: Morning, 1 April: PC Semple leaves home in Greenhithe, Dartford, to go to work in Westminster. :: 12.30pm, 1 April: leaves the five-star Shard's Shangri-La hotel in central London, where he was apparently having a work meeting. :: 3pm, 1 April: Mr Semple is seen on CCTV in Great Guildford Street, Southwark, on the way to his workplace in Westminster. :: Evening, 1 April: The police officer is reported missing by his partner. :: 1.07pm, 8 April: Police discover remains at an address on the Peabody Estate in Southwark, about 200 metres from where he was spotted on CCTV. Peabody Estate in Southwark, south London Human remains were found at a property on the Peabody Estate in Southwark Investigators are keen to know where he was between 12.30pm and 3pm on 1 April. Friends remembered Pc Semple as a "great character" and and "old-school cop". Kevin Holland said: "RIP Gordon. Was there in my hour of need, sorry I couldn't be there in his. Missed by many. One of life's great characters taken", while Kristina Radu recalled him as a "very happy, smiley man".