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Headless body found beside garage

Sat Mar 15 14:40:17 UTC 2008

Headless body found beside garage

Sat Mar 15 15:10:22 UTC 2008
A headless and armless body has been discovered beside a garage block in Hertfordshire.A headless and armless body has been discovered beside a garage block in Hertfordshire.
The body was found by a member of the public on Friday evening near Icknield Close, Ickleford, near Hitchin.The body was found by a member of the public on Friday evening near Icknield Close, Ickleford, near Hitchin.
The area was cordoned off by police and a murder investigation has been started by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.The area was cordoned off by police and a murder investigation has been started by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.
Police do not yet know the identity of the victim. Officers had been searching for missing traveller John Finney.Police do not yet know the identity of the victim. Officers had been searching for missing traveller John Finney.
The 42-year-old was abducted from his Mitsubishi Shogun in Hertfordshire on 29 February. The 42-year-old was abducted from his Mitsubishi Shogun in Hertfordshire on 29 February.
Witness appeal
His car was abandoned at Park Farm, Northaw, Hertfordshire, but he has not been found.His car was abandoned at Park Farm, Northaw, Hertfordshire, but he has not been found.
On Saturday, a Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said officers were now conducting forensic examinations and searches around the site of the discovery.On Saturday, a Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman confirmed that the missing traveller was one line of inquiry officers were looking at in connection with the discovery of the body.
She said anyone who had any information about Mr Finney's disappearance or about the scene of crime was asked to call Hertfordshire Police.
She added that officers were now conducting forensic examinations and searches around the site of the discovery.
"Police received reports at 1642 GMT yesterday from a member of the public that a body had been found," she said."Police received reports at 1642 GMT yesterday from a member of the public that a body had been found," she said.