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July 11, 2012

Guardian: Hans Rausing arrested in connection with Eva Rausing’s death

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Hans Kristian Rausing, one of the heirs to to the multibillion pound Tetra Pak packaging dynasty, has been arrested in connection with the death of his wife Eva, after her body was found at their luxurious west London home

Hans Kristian Rausing, one of the heirs to to the multibillion pound Tetra Pak packaging dynasty, has been arrested in connection with the death of his wife Eva, after her body was found at their luxurious west London home.

The Metropolitan police said a body had been found at an address in Cadogan Place, Belgravia, one of the most exclusive streets in London.

The property had been searched following the earlier arrest in south London of a 49-year-old man on suspicion of possession of drugs, a spokesman said. The man was later rearrested in connection with the death, which is being treated as “unexplained”. He is being held at a station in south London.

Though Scotland Yard has not yet confirmed his identity, the 49-year-old is understood to be Rausing, whose Swedish grandfather Ruben Rausing invented the Tetra Laval milk carton in the 1960s. His father Hans senior was ranked by Forbes in 2010 as the 64th richest man in the world.

A post mortem was opened at 1pm on Monday at Westminster mortuary. The dead woman has not yet been formally identified, but sources confirmed the body was that of Mrs Rausing.

To read the full story, visit guardian.co.uk

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