A MAN has been arrested after a man’s body was found in a flat.

Police made the discovery in a basement property in Wallwood Road, Leytonstone, at 4.15pm yesterday (December 19) after a member of the public raised the alarm.

Police believe they know who the dead man is, but formal identification has not taken place.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.

Last night a 26-year-old man was arrested in Devon in connection with the death, but police have not revealed what he is being held on suspicion of.

He is due to be tranferred to a London police station.

A post mortem is expected to be held later today.