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Corstorphine Hill murder: Reconstruction of murder victim's face released | Corstorphine Hill murder: Reconstruction of murder victim's face released |
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A facial reconstruction of a woman whose body was found in a shallow grave on a hill in Edinburgh has been released by police. | A facial reconstruction of a woman whose body was found in a shallow grave on a hill in Edinburgh has been released by police. |
The woman was discovered in a wooded area of Corstorphine Hill on 6 June by a cyclist. | The woman was discovered in a wooded area of Corstorphine Hill on 6 June by a cyclist. |
Despite "an excellent response" from the public to appeals, the woman's identity has yet to be established. | Despite "an excellent response" from the public to appeals, the woman's identity has yet to be established. |
Experts at Dundee University worked on creating "a very accurate representation" of her face. | Experts at Dundee University worked on creating "a very accurate representation" of her face. |
The reconstruction is based on a CT scan of the woman's skull. | |
Range of experts | |
Detectives said they were less sure how she would have worn her hair. | |
Police also believe the woman is western European, which includes the UK and Ireland. | |
Det Ch Insp Keith Hardie, of Police Scotland, said: "It is now 25 days since this woman's body was discovered. In that time we have worked with a range of experts and agencies to help us get more information on who she might be and how she came to be in Edinburgh. | Det Ch Insp Keith Hardie, of Police Scotland, said: "It is now 25 days since this woman's body was discovered. In that time we have worked with a range of experts and agencies to help us get more information on who she might be and how she came to be in Edinburgh. |
"Today, thanks to the work of facial reconstruction experts at Dundee University, we have released an image of the woman's face. | "Today, thanks to the work of facial reconstruction experts at Dundee University, we have released an image of the woman's face. |
"We are confident that this is a very accurate representation of how the woman looked and so I'm asking the public - does the image resemble someone you know but perhaps haven't seen or heard from for some time? | "We are confident that this is a very accurate representation of how the woman looked and so I'm asking the public - does the image resemble someone you know but perhaps haven't seen or heard from for some time? |
"As I've said from the outset, this is someone's daughter, she could be someone's mother. | "As I've said from the outset, this is someone's daughter, she could be someone's mother. |
"Somebody knows who she is and when we've established her identity, we'll have gone a long way to establishing who was responsible for her murder." | "Somebody knows who she is and when we've established her identity, we'll have gone a long way to establishing who was responsible for her murder." |
The woman had expensive cosmetic veneers on her teeth. | The woman had expensive cosmetic veneers on her teeth. |
She was described as being white, between 32 and 60 years old, although police said a more accurate age range would be between 40 and 50 but said they did not want to rule anything out, and about 5ft 2in tall. | |
She was wearing four distinctive rings including an Irish Claddagh ring, which was facing towards the body, which traditionally means the wearer has a partner. | She was wearing four distinctive rings including an Irish Claddagh ring, which was facing towards the body, which traditionally means the wearer has a partner. |
All the rings are old but are not thought to have significant value. | All the rings are old but are not thought to have significant value. |
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