Torso found in Thames ‘identified’

A ten-year-old mystery of a boy’s headless corpse found floating in the Thames may finally have been solved. It is believed the body is that of six-year-old Igpo Mwosa, a Nigerian who was killed by a gang during a ritual.

Igo Mwosa’s torso was found in the Thames nearly 10 years ago

Post-mortem tests showed he was fed a potion containing gold, clay and bone and his torso, wearing just a pair of orange shorts, was found floating in the Thames near Tower Bridge in 2001.
ITV News reporters followed the trail to Nigeria and a woman called Joyce Osagiede, who had been looking after the boy.
She said he was used ‘for a ritual in the water’ and admitted handing him over to a man named Bawa.
She denied being involved in his death, saying: ‘I’m a mother. I have children. I can’t kill somebody’s child.’
Now detectives are to fly to Nigeria in renewed attempts to find the killer.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: ‘We can confirm that the investigation team have been preparing to visit Lagos, Nigeria, in connection with the Adam inquiry.
‘They will be travelling in the near future.’

Police computing experts produced this graphic of the torso in a bid to get more information