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| Dumped body parts from same man | Dumped body parts from same man |
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| A human head found in Leicestershire field comes from the same body as an arm and a leg found dumped in a Hertfordshire, police have revealed. | A human head found in Leicestershire field comes from the same body as an arm and a leg found dumped in a Hertfordshire, police have revealed. |
| The male's head was found on Tuesday at Asfordby, while the arm was found in Cottered on 22 March and the leg in nearby Wheathampstead a week later. | |
| Officers said the head had been "forensically linked" with the other body parts. | Officers said the head had been "forensically linked" with the other body parts. |
| The cause of death and the man's name have not been determined. | The cause of death and the man's name have not been determined. |
| Police said the man is a white or Asian adult between 5ft 6in and 5ft 10in tall. | Police said the man is a white or Asian adult between 5ft 6in and 5ft 10in tall. |
| His shoe size is believed to be between a 7 and a 9. He also has a skin condition which has caused discolouration in the pigmentation of the skin around the ankle giving a 'bleaching' effect. | |
| Missing persons | |
| Examinations have concluded that the victim suffered from eczema which caused the skin to "scale". | |
| At a press conference in Leicestershire, officers from both counties said that in the light of this news the investigation would a joint operation by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit and officers from Leicestershire Constabulary. | |
| Det Chf Insp Michael Hanlon, from the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: "Officers from the investigating team will continue to meticulously check through missing person reports looking for a match of the description of the man. This will include checking dental records. | |
| "A full DNA profile has been obtained and is not matched on the National DNA Database." | |
| He added, "Lines of enquiry which have come to light since the initial discovery are being followed up but at this stage no speculation can be made about how this man was murdered". |