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| Body parts found at Bristol waste plant | Body parts found at Bristol waste plant |
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| Human remains discovered at a waste plant in Bristol may have got there after being thrown in with a recycling collection, police have said. | Human remains discovered at a waste plant in Bristol may have got there after being thrown in with a recycling collection, police have said. |
| A police cordon remains in place at the depot in Avonmouth, where workers made the gruesome discovery of male body parts on Friday morning. | |
| Specialist officers from Avon and Somerset police are focusing their inquiries on Swindon as it is believed the body parts may have come from a recycling collection in the Wiltshire town. | Specialist officers from Avon and Somerset police are focusing their inquiries on Swindon as it is believed the body parts may have come from a recycling collection in the Wiltshire town. |
| The 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." | |
| Police said the remains were believed to be male, and it was too early to say how long ago the body parts had been severed. The victim has yet to be identified. | Police said the remains were believed to be male, and it was too early to say how long ago the body parts had been severed. The victim has yet to be identified. |