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| Discovered head 'that of a man' | Discovered head 'that of a man' |
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| A severed human head discovered in Leicestershire is that of a man, police have confirmed. | A severed human head discovered in Leicestershire is that of a man, police have confirmed. |
| A passer-by found the head near Hoby Road in Asfordby on Tuesday. | A passer-by found the head near Hoby Road in Asfordby on Tuesday. |
| A post-mortem examination at Leicester Royal Infirmary was unable to determine a cause of death or how long the man's head had been in the field. | A post-mortem examination at Leicester Royal Infirmary was unable to determine a cause of death or how long the man's head had been in the field. |
| Meanwhile, detectives were trying to establish whether or not the head belonged to a man whose body parts were found in Hertfordshire. | |
| A leg was found in a green hold-all in a lay-by near Cottered on Sunday 22 March and part of an arm was found on farmland in nearby Wheathampstead a week later. | |
| Tests carried out on the leg established the man was between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 10ins tall. | |
| He is believed to have been white or Asian, but his DNA profile did not match any held on the National DNA Database. | |
| 'Shocking and upsetting' | |
| Leicestershire Police have said it is too early to link their inquiry with any others. | Leicestershire Police have said it is too early to link their inquiry with any others. |
| Det Supt Julia McKechnie, who is leading the investigation in Leicestershire, said: "Work is on-going in order to obtain a full DNA profile and we recognise that this may take some time. | |
| "As we are still waiting for results we are not able to make any links to any crime or investigation being undertaken by colleagues in other forces at this time. | "As we are still waiting for results we are not able to make any links to any crime or investigation being undertaken by colleagues in other forces at this time. |
| "I know the incident has been shocking and upsetting for the local community and I want to thank them for their co-operation and understanding." | "I know the incident has been shocking and upsetting for the local community and I want to thank them for their co-operation and understanding." |
| Specialist search teams were continuing to carry out intensive searches around the area where the head was found. |