This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36313027

The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Severed human head found in Cambridgeshire quarry Severed human head found in Cambridgeshire quarry
(35 minutes later)
A severed human head has been found in a Cambridgeshire quarry.A severed human head has been found in a Cambridgeshire quarry.
The head was found by a worker at the quarry at Mepal, between Chatteris and Ely, on Monday and police were called at 15:00 BST. The head was found by a quarry worker at Mepal, between Chatteris and Ely, on Monday afternoon. It is not yet known whether the head was male or female.
It has not yet been established whether the head was that of a man or a woman. Officers are also searching a site in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, where they believe the head came from.
Police stressed the discovery at Block Fen Drove was of a head and not a skull and that they were trying to establish how long the remains had been there.Police stressed the discovery at Block Fen Drove was of a head and not a skull and that they were trying to establish how long the remains had been there.
Det Insp Jerry Waite, from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Major Crime Unit (MCU), said: "We are conducting enquiries both locally and across the county borders, and would urge anyone with information about the finding to contact us.
"At this stage we do not know if the head is male or female, however we have got officers carrying out searches at a site in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, as we believe this is where the remains may have come from."
More on this storyMore on this story
"Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are conducting inquiries, both locally and across the county borders," a police spokesman said. Mick George Ltd, which has an aggregates and landfill site at Block Fen Drove, told the BBC: "We are working closely with the police and providing them with all the information they need to undertake their investigations.
Mick George Ltd, which has an aggregates and landfill site there, told the BBC: "We are working closely with the police and providing them with all the information they need to undertake their investigations. "At this point we cannot provide any further comments."
"At this point we can not provide any further comments."
A number of companies operate out of Mepal quarry, and many extract aggregates to be used in the construction industry.A number of companies operate out of Mepal quarry, and many extract aggregates to be used in the construction industry.
Police said the head was found at about 15:00 BST by a Mick George worker.