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| Severed head found in London canal | Severed head found in London canal |
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| Police have recovered a severed head from a canal where the decapitated remains of a former EastEnders actor were found. | Police have recovered a severed head from a canal where the decapitated remains of a former EastEnders actor were found. |
| Scotland Yard said the discovery was made by a member of the public in Regent's Canal in Hackney, east London, on Sunday afternoon. | Scotland Yard said the discovery was made by a member of the public in Regent's Canal in Hackney, east London, on Sunday afternoon. |
| The headless and limbless body of Gemma McCluskie, 29, was discovered in the same stretch of water six months ago. | The headless and limbless body of Gemma McCluskie, 29, was discovered in the same stretch of water six months ago. |
| McCluskie, who played Kerry Skinner in the BBC TV soap in 2001, had been missing for a week after attending the £650m opening of the new Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London. | McCluskie, who played Kerry Skinner in the BBC TV soap in 2001, had been missing for a week after attending the £650m opening of the new Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London. |
| She was last seen returning to the house in Pelter Street, Hackney, she shared with her brother, Tony McCluskie. | She was last seen returning to the house in Pelter Street, Hackney, she shared with her brother, Tony McCluskie. |
| A police spokesman said on Monday: "We can confirm that a head was recovered from Regent's Canal yesterday afternoon. It is still yet to be identified." | A police spokesman said on Monday: "We can confirm that a head was recovered from Regent's Canal yesterday afternoon. It is still yet to be identified." |
| The spokesman would not speculate on a connection with the killing of McCluskie, whose remains were found in March. | The spokesman would not speculate on a connection with the killing of McCluskie, whose remains were found in March. |
| Friends launched extensive searches across east London in a bid to find her, and her former EastEnders co-stars Natalie Cassidy and Brooke Kinsella both appealed for help on Twitter. | Friends launched extensive searches across east London in a bid to find her, and her former EastEnders co-stars Natalie Cassidy and Brooke Kinsella both appealed for help on Twitter. |
| McCluskie, 35, is due to stand trial accused of the murder of his sister on 12 November. | McCluskie, 35, is due to stand trial accused of the murder of his sister on 12 November. |
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