Roy Bigg’s body was found in the freezer of a disused London pub – police now have a theory about how he died

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mystery has surrounded the death of pensioner Roy Bigg after his body was found in a freezer, wrapped in tarpaulin, in October 2021 in the basement of a derelict Simpson’s wine bar in Newham, London. open image in gallery Roy Bigg, pictured, went missing in February 2012 “I know Roy didn’t put himself in the freezer. open image in gallery The basement of a disused wine bar in east London where Bigg’s body was found Squatters who lived in the pub told police they were unaware that they could have been living alongside Bigg’s body, which was found in the basement. open image in gallery Inside the disused bar after squatters were cleared out in 2021 DCI Allen said: “Once the fire happens, he can’t live there any more, so it’s who Roy was associating with after he had to leave the pub that perhaps knew more about how he came to be in the freezer.