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| Mepal quarry severed human head victim 'died before 2015' | |
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| Tests on a severed human head found at a quarry in Cambridgeshire have failed to identify the gender but revealed the victim probably died before 2015. | |
| Construction workers at Mepal, Cambridgeshire, found the remains on Monday. | Construction workers at Mepal, Cambridgeshire, found the remains on Monday. |
| It is thought the head came from a site in Bedfordshire, 40 miles away. | It is thought the head came from a site in Bedfordshire, 40 miles away. |
| Cambridgeshire Police had previously said they were not currently connecting the discovery to any missing persons. | |
| 'Open mind' | |
| "A post-mortem examination has come back inconclusive," a spokeswoman said. | |
| "Specialists are still unable to identify whether the head belongs to a man or a woman, however, based on the information available at this time, it is believed the person died before 1 January 2015. | |
| "Detectives from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Major Crime Unit (MCU) continue to work with specialists in order to establish the gender and identity of the deceased." | |
| She 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." | |
| In particular, they said they were not linking it to missing women Natalie Hemming and children's author Helen Bailey - both of whom disappeared in recent weeks. | |
| 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 last year. | |
| A post-mortem examination, due to take place later, is expected to confirm the sex of the victim, which is not yet known. | A post-mortem examination, due to take place later, is expected to confirm the sex of the victim, which is not yet known. |
| 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. | Police remain at Mepal and the site in Bedfordshire. Nothing further has been found at either site. |
| Natalie 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 Helen Bailey, 51, of Royston, Hertfordshire, disappeared while walking her dog on 11 April. | |
| The head of 42-year-old Ramute Bukiene has never been found. Her boyfriend Vytautas Jokubauskas, of Peterborough, was jailed for her murder last year. | The head of 42-year-old Ramute Bukiene has never been found. Her boyfriend Vytautas Jokubauskas, of Peterborough, was jailed for her murder last year. |
| A number of calls have been received from members of the public in connection with the investigation, police said. | 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. |