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| Police find second hand on beach | Police find second hand on beach |
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| A second hand has been discovered by officers searching a beach where a woman's head was found in a bag. | |
| Two young sisters found the head while playing on Arbroath beach in Angus on Tuesday morning. | |
| The discovery sparked a police search which led to the discovery of the first hand about 50 yards away. | |
| Tayside Police revealed on Wednesday that a second hand had been found on the Seagate beachfront. A search of the area is due to resume after high tide. | |
| The search will be extended along the shoreline next to Victoria Park and will also take in the harbour and the area towards the Signal Tower Museum. | The search will be extended along the shoreline next to Victoria Park and will also take in the harbour and the area towards the Signal Tower Museum. |
| Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We're going to wait for the high tide to make the maximum benefits of the currents and the tidal movements to hopefully give us some fresh evidence or leads." | Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said: "We're going to wait for the high tide to make the maximum benefits of the currents and the tidal movements to hopefully give us some fresh evidence or leads." |
| Forensic examinations are continuing on the body parts in an attempt to identify the woman. | Forensic examinations are continuing on the body parts in an attempt to identify the woman. |
| We've had some positive lines of inquiry coming into our incident room which we are grateful for Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan | We've had some positive lines of inquiry coming into our incident room which we are grateful for Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan |
| However, Det Ch Insp McMillan said it could be several days before they had the test results which could shed further light on the inquiry. | However, Det Ch Insp McMillan said it could be several days before they had the test results which could shed further light on the inquiry. |
| The woman does not match the records of any local missing person and Tayside Police are liaising with every other UK force to try to identify her. | The woman does not match the records of any local missing person and Tayside Police are liaising with every other UK force to try to identify her. |
| Det Ch Insp McMillan said: "We've had some positive lines of inquiry coming into our incident room which we are grateful for. | Det Ch Insp McMillan said: "We've had some positive lines of inquiry coming into our incident room which we are grateful for. |
| "But it is still early days and we're keeping an open mind on a number of lines of inquiry." | "But it is still early days and we're keeping an open mind on a number of lines of inquiry." |
| He appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area, or anyone with concerns about a friend or relative they have not seen for a while, to get in touch. | He appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area, or anyone with concerns about a friend or relative they have not seen for a while, to get in touch. |
| Specialist officers will also speak again with the young girls who found the head. | Specialist officers will also speak again with the young girls who found the head. |