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Tests after head found on beach Tests after head found on beach
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A forensic examination of the human head and hand which were found on the beach in Arbroath is to continue.A forensic examination of the human head and hand which were found on the beach in Arbroath is to continue.
Two young sisters discovered the woman's head in a plastic bag on the Angus beach on Tuesday morning.Two young sisters discovered the woman's head in a plastic bag on the Angus beach on Tuesday morning.
The head and a hand, which was found 50 yards away, were later taken from the beach for further tests.The head and a hand, which was found 50 yards away, were later taken from the beach for further tests.
Police and forensics officers will be searching the beachfront again from early morning. Efforts to identify the woman are also continuing.Police and forensics officers will be searching the beachfront again from early morning. Efforts to identify the woman are also continuing.
Police said she did not match the records of any local missing person.Police said she did not match the records of any local missing person.
The Tayside force is liaising with every other UK police force in a bid to find her identity.The Tayside force is liaising with every other UK police force in a bid to find her identity.
As many as 40 officers were involved in searching the stony beach on Tuesday.As many as 40 officers were involved in searching the stony beach on Tuesday.
Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will shortly be conducting a more detailed examination of the body parts which will be a fairly painstaking process." Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will shortly be conducting a more detailed examination of the body parts which will be a fairly painstaking process."
DCI McMillan said the children who found the remains were "fairly upset" and were being cared for by their parents at home. He said the children who found the remains were "fairly upset" and were being cared for by their parents at home.