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| Man's severed leg found near road | Man's severed leg found near road |
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| A man's leg has been found on farmland in Hertfordshire. | A man's leg has been found on farmland in Hertfordshire. |
| Hertfordshire Police said the area had been cordoned off after the discovery of the left leg on Sunday afternoon. | Hertfordshire Police said the area had been cordoned off after the discovery of the left leg on Sunday afternoon. |
| A police spokeswoman said a local resident made the discovery near the A507 at Cottered. She said officers were working to identify the remains. | A police spokeswoman said a local resident made the discovery near the A507 at Cottered. She said officers were working to identify the remains. |
| Forensic officers were brought in to examine the scene and an investigation has been launched by Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit. | Forensic officers were brought in to examine the scene and an investigation has been launched by Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit. |
| The spokeswoman said: "Detectives are looking into every possibility as to why the remains came to be there." | The spokeswoman said: "Detectives are looking into every possibility as to why the remains came to be there." |
| She said efforts to identify the remains were in their "early stages". | She said efforts to identify the remains were in their "early stages". |
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| Forensic teams have been searching the scene where the leg was found |