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| Body found in woods is examined | |
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| A post-mortem examination has taken place on a body found buried in woods in Perthshire. | |
| Police have said the clothing on the corpse matched that worn by missing 87-year-old Dolina Maclean. | |
| Miss Maclean had not been back to her home in Stanley since going on a trip to a Tesco store in Perth on 30 May. | Miss Maclean had not been back to her home in Stanley since going on a trip to a Tesco store in Perth on 30 May. |
| The remains were found at Knowehead Woods, near Dunning, on Wednesday. Officers have also been searching woods at Moneydie. | The remains were found at Knowehead Woods, near Dunning, on Wednesday. Officers have also been searching woods at Moneydie. |
| Experts in pathology, archaeology and forensic biology were involved in the operation. | Experts in pathology, archaeology and forensic biology were involved in the operation. |
| The searches were sparked when Miss Maclean's car was discovered at a car park in Coupar Angus on Saturday. | |
| A 48-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stealing the vehicle. | A 48-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stealing the vehicle. |
| Anyone who spotted the dark green Vauxhall Astra, with the registration number SP52 NYM, between 30 May and 14 June is urged to contact police. | Anyone who spotted the dark green Vauxhall Astra, with the registration number SP52 NYM, between 30 May and 14 June is urged to contact police. |
| Stanley Middleton, the sub post master in Stanley, told the BBC Scotland news website that people had been struck by the case. | Stanley Middleton, the sub post master in Stanley, told the BBC Scotland news website that people had been struck by the case. |
| The body was discovered at Knowehead Woods, near Dunning | The body was discovered at Knowehead Woods, near Dunning |
| He said: "They're confused, because they're not sure what's gone on. | He said: "They're confused, because they're not sure what's gone on. |
| "They're very saddened that a person of this age has had her life ended in this way. | "They're very saddened that a person of this age has had her life ended in this way. |
| "I would think that people of her generation are probably quite unsettled by it." | "I would think that people of her generation are probably quite unsettled by it." |
| Miss Maclean was reported missing by her older sister, who has been in hospital since before the disappearance. | Miss Maclean was reported missing by her older sister, who has been in hospital since before the disappearance. |
| Mr Middleton added: "Everybody has extreme thoughts and concerns for the family and what they're having to go through. | Mr Middleton added: "Everybody has extreme thoughts and concerns for the family and what they're having to go through. |
| "That is coming across as foremost in their minds, not the confusion and the mysterious nature of the whole thing. | "That is coming across as foremost in their minds, not the confusion and the mysterious nature of the whole thing. |
| "They can't even begin to understand what the family are experiencing." | "They can't even begin to understand what the family are experiencing." |
| It is expected that the identity of the body will be confirmed on Friday. |
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