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Body of woman found inside box in SW Houston, police say

Investigators said a man has been arrested in connection to the incident, but his name has not been released.

HOUSTON — Houston police said they found the body of a woman in a box Sunday in southwest Houston.

According to the Houston Police Department, they got a call about a suspicious package with a bad odor in the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street (near the intersection with Beechnut Street) around noon.

When police arrived, they opened the box and found a body inside.

Police have not released the identity of the woman found inside the box.

Investigators said a man has been arrested in connection to the incident, but his name has not been released.

Police said they have surveillance video of him wheeling out the box from his apartment on the sidewalk.

This story is developing, check back for updates.

Here's what the scene looked like:

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