Pictured: Man sought by police after two suitcases containing human remains were dumped on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol after suspect arrived by taxi - and 'rails stopped him dumping bags in river'

The antheral constabulary privation to talk to aft 2 suitcases containing quality remains were recovered connected Clifton Suspension Bridge took a taxi to the country that night.

The suspect, who has present been pictured by constabulary for the archetypal time, whitethorn person been stopped from throwing the heavy suitcases implicit the span by the precocious information railings. 

The find of the sickening cases was made conscionable earlier midnight past nighttime erstwhile unit challenged a antheral acting suspiciously connected the celebrated span successful Bristol.

A representation of the infinitesimal span unit uncovered the grisly contents of the cases has present emerged, showing 2 men successful high-vis vests utilizing torches to investigate.

MailOnline tin present uncover the antheral was taken to the span by taxi soon earlier midnight past nighttime and was aboriginal seen to beryllium acting suspiciously.

A manhunt is present underway aft helium vanished by the clip constabulary arrived, leaving the suitcases and their gruesome contents behind.

The taxi - believed to beryllium a bluish Hackney cab - was aboriginal traced and the operator is helping constabulary successful their bid to place the man.

Police contiguous issued a photograph of the wanted antheral who is achromatic and was wearing a achromatic Adidas shot headdress and achromatic trainers with heavy achromatic soles. He had a golden earring and was carrying a achromatic backpack.

He is believed to person near the span successful the absorption of Leigh Woods with 1 witnesser saying helium was pursued by a cyclist. 

The span was closed to postulation portion forensic officers arrived astatine the country to instrumentality distant the suitcases and their contents.

Concerned nonmigratory Michael Mulcahy, 57, said: 'It's horrific to deliberation idiosyncratic has been chopped up and enactment successful a suitcase.

'I deliberation the feline indispensable person gone determination with the volition of chucking them implicit the broadside of the bridge.

'But those information rails are precise precocious - it would instrumentality immoderate effort to transportation a dense suitcase implicit the top.'

Mr Mulcahy said it was worrying that specified a gruesome transgression had happened truthful adjacent to the Georgian suburb of Clifton, famed for its upmarket restaurants, boutiques and autarkic shops.

He added: 'It makes you wonderment if determination is simply a cause connection, Britain is becoming specified a convulsive spot close now.

'I consciousness atrocious for the exigency services who discovered the contents of the suitcase.'

It's believed constabulary traced the taxi done CCTV connected the span which is 331ft supra the River Avon astatine precocious tide.

The span remained closed contiguous portion constabulary inquiries continue.

A pistillate relation astatine a Bristol taxi steadfast told MailOnline: 'When we heard the span had been closed astatine midnight we assumed different idiosyncratic was trying to propulsion themselves off.

'It was rather a daze erstwhile the constabulary announced what had been recovered there. We didn't expect that.'

The taxi which took the antheral to the country has been seized by constabulary and is undergoing a forensic examination.

Locals are praying the assemblage successful the suitcases is not linked to the disappearance of section antheral Jack Sullivan, 23.

University postgraduate Jack has not been seen since helium went to a location enactment successful Bristol connected March 2 and his household are continuing to plead for accusation astir his whereabouts.

Meanwhile the antheral who constabulary privation to talk to is described arsenic black, with a beard and was wearing a achromatic Adidas shot cap, achromatic jeans, a achromatic jacket, achromatic trainers with heavy achromatic soles and had a achromatic backpack.

The merchandise of the representation comes aft constabulary carried retired a hunt for respective hours past nighttime involving progressive a constabulary chopper and HM Coastguard.

The antheral was not located but officers are reviewing CCTV and moving connected tracking the man's movements aft helium near the bridge. 

If anyone sees the man, they are advised not to attack him but alternatively telephone 999,  quoting notation 5224180010 to the telephone handler.

One witnesser told Bristol Live the antheral was pursued by a cyclist arsenic helium ran disconnected down Burwalls, a residential lane starring down to Rownham Hill.

The witness, who wished to stay anonymous, said: 'There were 2 suitcases, 1 near connected the span with what appeared to beryllium humor leaking from it, the different lawsuit was connected the roadworthy conscionable aft the span connected the Leigh Woods side. 

'There was humor connected the level on the bridge. 

'The antheral who had the cases ran from the span unit and I saw him being chased by a subordinate of the nationalist connected a motorcycle - helium was shouting thing successful Spanish.'

Locals person besides expressed their daze astatine the grim find connected the iconic bridge.

Andrea Malizia, 64, who has lived adjacent the span for implicit 20 years, said: 'It was aft the England crippled - I was watching a movie astir midnight erstwhile I retrieve archetypal proceeding a chopper circling.

'It was circling for rather a portion - I retrieve finishing my movie and starting different successful that clip - it was flying precise low.

'Then this greeting I woke up and was told the span was closed and past of course, recovered retired what happened a mates hours ago.

'Unfortunately we person tons of incidents related to the span anyways, it's unspeakable - and determination is truthful overmuch surveillance connected it, they person guards truthful surely determination volition beryllium footage of him retired there.'

Graziella Licata, 51, runs Bristol Ice Cream and serves from her van adjacent to the span each day.

She said the quality was 'absolutely awful', and added: 'I got down present astatine astir 11 this greeting and it was conscionable truthful quiescent - to beryllium honorable it's been truthful so quiescent successful the country each day, nary comings oregon goings astatine all.

'It's scary - erstwhile I woke up this greeting and heard the span had closed, I instantly thought 'this indispensable beryllium truly bad' due to the fact that they ne'er ever adjacent it.'

Aerial photos from contiguous amusement a achromatic forensics structure acceptable up connected 1 broadside of Clifton Suspension Bridge arsenic constabulary transportation retired their investigations.

The incidental has sparked a monolithic exigency response, with helicopters and the coastguard scouring the area. 

The fishy travelled to the span successful a taxi, which has since been seized, and the operator is assisting the unit with their enquiries. 

A forensic postmortem introspection of the deceased volition instrumentality spot aboriginal today.

The bridge, a Grade I listed landmark, spans the Avon Gorge and was designed by noted Victorian technologist Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opening successful 1864.

It has been closed successful some directions since 6.30am, with forensics investigators successful achromatic suits seen moving down a constabulary cordon.

Carla Denyer, MP for Bristol Central, said she was 'deeply disturbed' by the find of quality remains successful 2 suitcases astatine Clifton Suspension Bridge and thanked the constabulary for their 'swift action'.

The Green Party co-leader posted connected X: 'I americium profoundly disturbed by the horrifying find of quality remains astatine Clifton Suspension Bridge overnight.

'Distressing events similar this are unsettling for each of america who telephone Bristol location and are arrogant of our city.

'Thank you @ASPolice for your swift action. I americium successful interaction with authorities and volition bash thing I tin to enactment a swift and thorough investigation.'

Acting Bristol Commander Vicks Hayward-Melen said: 'This is simply a precise disturbing incidental and I afloat recognise the interest it volition beryllium causing our communities.

'The probe is being led by our Major Crime Investigation Team and involves specializer officers and unit from crossed our organisation.

'Our contiguous precedence is to find the antheral who took the suitcases to the bridge, place the deceased, and pass their adjacent of kin.

'Specialist Officers are acceptable to supply the with immoderate enactment they need.

'An contiguous hunt of the country was carried retired by officers connected the crushed with the enactment of the National Police Air Service and HM Coastguard pursuing the find of the suitcases. These searches stay ongoing.'

Specialist transgression country investigators are astatine the scene, with the landmark span remaining unopen arsenic they analyse the area.

The constabulary spokesperson added: 'There is presently an accrued constabulary beingness successful the country and anyone who has concerns is encouraged to talk to an officer.'

If you person immoderate accusation which could assistance the constabulary investigation, delight telephone 101 and punctuation notation 5224180010.