Police have recovered a body from the River Thames in the Kent pub shooting which took place on Valentine’s Day.
Kent Police has confirmed that the corpse is being linked to an investigation into the murder of Lisa Smith, 43, who was shot dead in a shocking attack outside The Three Horseshoes pub just after 7pm in Knockholt.
The suspect – called Edvard Stockings or Smith – was believed to have been known to the deceased and, upon investigations that same evening, officers discovered an abandoned car along the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
Such circumstances led officials to believe that the suspect had fallen into the water.
Kent Police had been searching the river for almost a month
The car was found to contain a handgun and a man was seen by witnesses on the wrong side of the barrier.
Now, a body has been recovered by police near Rainham in Essex – although it is yet to be formally identified.
The suspect’s family has been informed of the news.
Kent Police said: “A body has been recovered by police from the River Thames, which is being linked to a murder investigation in Knockholt.
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“On Friday 14 February 2025, Lisa Smith, 43, was killed after she was shot outside a pub in Main Road. The suspect was known to Lisa and later that evening officers found his car abandoned on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
“Enquiries established he had fallen into the water below.
“At around 3.45pm on Friday 7 March, a body was located near Rainham, Essex.
“Formal identification has not yet taken place; however, the man’s family have been informed.”
A police cordon outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt, Sevenoaks in Kent after the shooting
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Last week, an inquest into Lisa Smith’s murder found that she died after a fatal wound to the neck.
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