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Tests after head found on beach | Tests after head found on beach |
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A forensic examination of the human head and hand which were found on the beach in Arbroath is to continue. | A forensic examination of the human head and hand which were found on the beach in Arbroath is to continue. |
Two young sisters discovered the woman's head in a plastic bag on the Angus beach on Tuesday morning. | Two young sisters discovered the woman's head in a plastic bag on the Angus beach on Tuesday morning. |
The head and a hand, which was found 50 yards away, were later taken from the beach for further tests. | The head and a hand, which was found 50 yards away, were later taken from the beach for further tests. |
Police and forensics officers will be searching the beachfront again from early morning. Efforts to identify the woman are also continuing. | Police and forensics officers will be searching the beachfront again from early morning. Efforts to identify the woman are also continuing. |
Police said she did not match the records of any local missing person. | Police said she did not match the records of any local missing person. |
The Tayside force is liaising with every other UK police force in a bid to find her identity. | |
As many as 40 officers were involved in searching the stony beach on Tuesday. | As many as 40 officers were involved in searching the stony beach on Tuesday. |
Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will shortly be conducting a more detailed examination of the body parts which will be a fairly painstaking process." | Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will shortly be conducting a more detailed examination of the body parts which will be a fairly painstaking process." |
DCI McMillan said the children who found the remains were "fairly upset" and were being cared for by their parents at home. | DCI McMillan said the children who found the remains were "fairly upset" and were being cared for by their parents at home. |