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| Head on beach was migrant worker | Head on beach was migrant worker |
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| The woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach in Angus was a migrant worker, police have confirmed. | The woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach in Angus was a migrant worker, police have confirmed. |
| The 36-year-old foreign national, who was living in Brechin, had been reported missing by her employer. | The 36-year-old foreign national, who was living in Brechin, had been reported missing by her employer. |
| A flat in Earlsdon House in the town's Southesk Street has been sealed off by Tayside Police officers, who spent the day searching the property. | |
| Two young sisters discovered the head in a plastic bag at Arbroath on Tuesday. Police later found two hands. | Two young sisters discovered the head in a plastic bag at Arbroath on Tuesday. Police later found two hands. |
| A coastguard crew member also found possible human remains along the coast at Carnoustie on Wednesday. They are being examined by police in Dundee. | A coastguard crew member also found possible human remains along the coast at Carnoustie on Wednesday. They are being examined by police in Dundee. |
| The building being searched in Brechin was known to house migrant workers from Eastern Europe. | The building being searched in Brechin was known to house migrant workers from Eastern Europe. |
| Police said the woman, whose identity was established after hundreds of calls from the public, had been in the UK for about 18 months. | Police said the woman, whose identity was established after hundreds of calls from the public, had been in the UK for about 18 months. |
| Establishing the identity of this woman is the first step in a very complex and detailed inquiry Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan 'Moving on' after grim find | Establishing the identity of this woman is the first step in a very complex and detailed inquiry Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan 'Moving on' after grim find |
| She was working as a casual labourer. | She was working as a casual labourer. |
| Police said a "phenomenal" response from the public led to the identification of the woman, whose relatives are being traced. | Police said a "phenomenal" response from the public led to the identification of the woman, whose relatives are being traced. |
| Officers are trying to reach her family to inform them of her death. | Officers are trying to reach her family to inform them of her death. |
| Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the inquiry, said: "We will be speaking to a number of people over the course of the day in a bid to establish the woman's last known movements, when she was last seen, and to establish the circumstances of her death. | Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan, who is leading the inquiry, said: "We will be speaking to a number of people over the course of the day in a bid to establish the woman's last known movements, when she was last seen, and to establish the circumstances of her death. |
| "Establishing the identity of this woman is the first step in a very complex and detailed inquiry." | "Establishing the identity of this woman is the first step in a very complex and detailed inquiry." |
| He urged anyone with information to get in touch. | He urged anyone with information to get in touch. |
| Local worker Andrew Stephen said: "When I came in to work the back garden was cordoned off and now the whole house has been taped off. | Local worker Andrew Stephen said: "When I came in to work the back garden was cordoned off and now the whole house has been taped off. |
| "I would say people are quite shocked. It's not too nice at all. | "I would say people are quite shocked. It's not too nice at all. |
| "It is a very quiet place and you don't expect this on your front door." | "It is a very quiet place and you don't expect this on your front door." |
| Circular scar | Circular scar |
| Lorna Pattison, who works in a florists across the road from the property, said: "At the moment there's lots of police activity and the building is cordoned off. | Lorna Pattison, who works in a florists across the road from the property, said: "At the moment there's lots of police activity and the building is cordoned off. |
| "It's horrendous. It's just making me feel sick, something like that happening right across the road." | "It's horrendous. It's just making me feel sick, something like that happening right across the road." |
| Police issued a description of the victim on Wednesday. | Police issued a description of the victim on Wednesday. |
| She was white, with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. | 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. |
| At that time 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. | At that time 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 Angus area, which lies between Dundee and Montrose on the east coast of Scotland, is popular with Eastern Europeans seeking jobs in the fruit-picking industries and other labouring work. | The Angus area, which lies between Dundee and Montrose on the east coast of Scotland, is popular with Eastern Europeans seeking jobs in the fruit-picking industries and other labouring work. |
| Last year there were an estimated 4,000 migrant workers in the region. | Last year there were an estimated 4,000 migrant workers in the region. |