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Police identify head on the beach | Police identify head on the beach |
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The woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach in Angus has been identified by police. | The woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach in Angus has been identified by police. |
Tayside Police said the woman was a 36-year-old from Brechin who had been reported missing by her employer. | |
Two young sisters discovered the head in a plastic bag at Arbroath on Tuesday. Officers later found two hands. | |
A description of the victim issued on Wednesday is thought to have led to the discovery of her identity. | |
Police have said she was white, with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. | Police have said she was white, with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. |
She had a distinctive circular scar on her forehead and light freckles over her cheeks and the bridge of her nose. | She had a distinctive circular scar on her forehead and light freckles over her cheeks and the bridge of her nose. |
The woman did not match any local missing person cases, so Tayside Police had been liaising with forces across the UK, as well as checking national and international databases. | The woman did not match any local missing person cases, so Tayside Police had been liaising with forces across the UK, as well as checking national and international databases. |
Forensic tests have been carried out on the body parts. | Forensic tests have been carried out on the body parts. |
The beach was closed following the discovery of the remains to allow a thorough police search to take place. | The beach was closed following the discovery of the remains to allow a thorough police search to take place. |
It was reopened on Wednesday afternoon. | It was reopened on Wednesday afternoon. |