Google Street View image helps police unlock Spain murder case

The image on the app shows a man putting a large plastic bag into the boot of his car.

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The Google app allows users to see images of streets around the world - filmed by cars mounted with cameras.

It captured the exact moment the body of the victim was allegedly being removed.

Two people were arrested last month, accused of being responsible for the disappearance and murder of a man in October last year. His dismembered remains were found in a cemetery last week.

This was the first time in 15 years that the Google car had been to the town of Tajueco, in the northern province of Soria.

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