Two teenage stowaways whose bodies fell from an airliner near Gatwick Airport have been named.

Police have named the boys, who were found in separate locations on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Maikel Fonseca Almira, 16, was found first at Oakwood Hill in Surrey and Alberto Esteban Vazquez Rodriguez, 15, was discovered on the runway at Gatwick the following day.

Both boys were from Cuba and are believed to have been trying to illegally enter the USA via Britain.

The plane they fell from was a Boeing 777 bound for Mexico.

Detective Sergeant Mick Jones of Sussex Police and Detective Sergeant Fiona MacPherson discovered the identities of the teenagers after flying to Havana, the Cuban capital.

An inquest is due to take place on March 20.