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| Human remains at Biffa depot 'may have been thrown in' with recycling waste | Human remains at Biffa depot 'may have been thrown in' with recycling waste |
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| Police say the human remains discovered at a recycling depot may have arrived there after being thrown in with a refuse collection. | |
| Specialist officers are carrying out investigations at the Biffa site after Avon and Somerset Police were called to the Bristol plant at 11am on Friday after the remains of a human male were found. | Specialist officers are carrying out investigations at the Biffa site after Avon and Somerset Police were called to the Bristol plant at 11am on Friday after the remains of a human male were found. |
| A cordon remains in place at a recycling plant and an investigation has now been launched into the gruesome find. | A cordon remains in place at a recycling plant and an investigation has now been launched into the gruesome find. |
| Police are focusing their inquiries on Swindon after it is believed the body parts may have come from a recycling collection in the Wiltshire town, about 45 miles away along the M4. | Police are focusing their inquiries on Swindon after it is believed the body parts may have come from a recycling collection in the Wiltshire town, about 45 miles away along the M4. |
| Senior investigating officer Gareth Bevan, said: "Police enquiries so far suggest the body was transported with commercial recycling waste collected in Swindon and therefore the focus of the investigation will be in that area. | Senior investigating officer Gareth Bevan, said: "Police enquiries so far suggest the body was transported with commercial recycling waste collected in Swindon and therefore the focus of the investigation will be in that area. |
| "The investigation is at an early stage and we are keeping an open mind about the circumstances leading to this man's death." | "The investigation is at an early stage and we are keeping an open mind about the circumstances leading to this man's death." |
| The victim has yet to be identified and police said it was too early to say how long the body parts had been dismembered. | The victim has yet to be identified and police said it was too early to say how long the body parts had been dismembered. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |