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Severed human head: Post-mortem examination due Mepal quarry human head 'not linked to missing women'
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Tests are due to be carried out on a severed human head found in a quarry. A severed human head found in a quarry is not being linked to the cases of two missing women and a murder victim, police have said.
The remains were found by construction workers at Mepal, Cambridgeshire, on Monday. Construction workers at Mepal, Cambridgeshire, found the remains on Monday.
A post-mortem examination due to take place later is expected to confirm the sex of the victim, which is not yet known. It is thought the head came from a site in Bedfordshire, 40 miles away.
Police said they were not currently linking the discovery with missing women Natalie Hemming and children's author Helen Bailey. Cambridgeshire Police said they were not currently connecting the discovery to missing women Natalie Hemming and children's author Helen Bailey.
Ms Hemming, 31, of Milton Keynes, had not been seen for more than two weeks. Her partner, Paul Hemming 42, has been charged with murder. 'Open mind'
The force also said the find had not been linked to the murder of Ramute Butkiene, whose torso was found inside a suitcase in her killer's flat.
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Children's author Ms Bailey, 51, of Royston, Hertfordshire, on 11 April "is not a link we are making at the minute", police added. "We are not linking it to any other investigations, however we are keeping an open mind, and we are in communication with the National Crime Agency," she added.
It is thought the head came from a construction site in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire. A post-mortem examination due to take place later is expected to confirm the sex of the victim, which is not yet known.
Cambridgeshire Police were at both sites, which are about 40 miles apart, overnight. It is not yet known whether further discoveries were made.
The head, which police said was not a skull, was found by a worker at the Mick George site at 15:00 BST on Monday.The head, which police said was not a skull, was found by a worker at the Mick George site at 15:00 BST on Monday.
Police remain at Mepal and the site in Bedfordshire. Nothing further has been found at either site.
Ms Hemming, 31, of Milton Keynes, has not been seen for more than two weeks. Her partner, Paul Hemming 42, has been charged with murder.
Children's author Ms Bailey, 51, of Royston, Hertfordshire, disappeared while walking her dog 11 April.
The torso of 42-year-old Ramute Bukiene was found in a suitcase in her killer's flat in Peterborough last year.
A number of calls have been received from members of the public in connection with the investigation, police said.
The Mepal site where the head was found is used for landfill and recycling, as well as the supply of aggregates such as limestone and gravel, and mixing concrete.The Mepal site where the head was found is used for landfill and recycling, as well as the supply of aggregates such as limestone and gravel, and mixing concrete.