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| Severed human head found in Cambridgeshire quarry | Severed human head found in Cambridgeshire quarry |
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| 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 quarry worker at Mepal, between Chatteris and Ely, on Monday afternoon. It is not yet known whether the head was male or female. | 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. |
| Officers are also searching a landfill site in Bedfordshire, from where they believe the head came. | |
| 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. |
| The head has been removed and is being analysed by the Cambridgeshire Coroner. | The head has been removed and is being analysed by the Cambridgeshire Coroner. |
| 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. | 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." | "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." |
| A forensics team has been at Mill Road, Sharnbrook, 40 miles away from Mepal, since Monday afternoon. | A forensics team has been at Mill Road, Sharnbrook, 40 miles away from Mepal, since Monday afternoon. |
| Julia Greenaway, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | Julia Greenaway, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire |
| It's pretty peaceful here on Block Fen Drove, apart from the lorries rumbling past, continuing with their work. | It's pretty peaceful here on Block Fen Drove, apart from the lorries rumbling past, continuing with their work. |
| One driver stopped to say there were quite a few police down at the quarry site. | One driver stopped to say there were quite a few police down at the quarry site. |
| Only one police car has been seen leaving the site in the past few hours. Reporters are being kept well back from the cordon. | Only one police car has been seen leaving the site in the past few hours. Reporters are being kept well back from the cordon. |
| 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 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." |
| 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. | Police said the head was found at about 15:00 BST by a Mick George worker. |