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| Police have issued a description of the woman whose severed head was found by two young sisters on a beach in Angus. | Police have issued a description of the woman whose severed head was found by two young sisters on a beach in Angus. |
| The head was discovered wrapped in a plastic bag on Tuesday morning on the seafront at Arbroath. Police later found two hands. | The head was discovered wrapped in a plastic bag on Tuesday morning on the seafront at Arbroath. Police later found two hands. |
| The victim was a white European, in her mid twenties to mid thirties, with brown hair and eyes, police said. | The victim was a white European, in her mid twenties to mid thirties, with brown hair and eyes, police said. |
| She had a distinctive circular scar on her forehead with light freckles over her checks and the bridge of her nose. | She had a distinctive circular scar on her forehead with light freckles over her checks and the bridge of her nose. |
| Police have said that, unusual for a woman of her age, her ears were not pierced. | Police have said that, unusual for a woman of her age, her ears were not pierced. |
| Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said that finding the woman's identity was a main priority. | Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the investigation, said that finding the woman's identity was a main priority. |
| "That's a key line of investigation for us now," he said. | "That's a key line of investigation for us now," he said. |
| "Whilst we are continuing our inquiries here we need the assistance of everyone to help us identify this woman, which will hopefully lead us to the cause of death." | "Whilst we are continuing our inquiries here we need the assistance of everyone to help us identify this woman, which will hopefully lead us to the cause of death." |
| A number of scientific tests will be carried out on the body parts, including DNA extraction and examination of the bones, to establish a more exact age of the victim. | |
| Officers will also look at dental records to try to identify the woman. | |
| The children who made the discovery are very frightened by it. Cllr Jim Millar | |
| Two sisters, aged eight and 11, found the head while playing on the beach. | |
| Local councillor Jim Millar has spoken to their mother. | |
| "The family are very traumatised by the event," he said. | |
| "The children who made the discovery are very frightened by it. | |
| "I've spoken with the mother who is also very upset and her first concern is for her children. | |
| "Yet she still expressed concern and regret for the murdered woman and her family." | |
| The beach was cordoned off following the discovery of the body parts but it has since reopened. | |
| Det Ch Insp McMillan said: "We have conducted further searches of the beach area. | |
| "There is nothing of significance that has been found as a result of that and hence the reason the cordon has been removed and the search teams stood down." | |
| Det Ch Insp McMillan added that they are carrying out door-to-door inquiries and checking national and international databases. | |
| The woman does not match the records of any local missing person. |