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Avonmouth recycling plant body parts may have come from Swindon | |
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Body parts of a man found at a Bristol recycling plant may have come with waste from Swindon, police have said. | |
Police were called to the Biffa depot in Avonmouth at 11:00 BST on Friday after being alerted by staff to possible remains at one of the units. | Police were called to the Biffa depot in Avonmouth at 11:00 BST on Friday after being alerted by staff to possible remains at one of the units. |
Avon and Somerset police said his death was being treated as unexplained but the body may have been transported with commercial waste collected in Swindon | |
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. | |
The man is thought to be in his 30s. | |
A police cordon remains in place while specialist officers carry out investigations at the recycling plant. | A police cordon remains in place while specialist officers carry out investigations at the recycling plant. |
Det Ch Insp Gareth Bevan said officers were "following several lines of inquiry" to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death. | |
"Police inquiries so far suggest the body was transported with commercial recycling waste collected in Swindon and therefore the focus of the investigation will be in that area going forward," he said. | |
"The investigation is at an early stage and we are keeping an open mind about the circumstances leading to this man's death." | |
Police confirmed the remains were believed to be male, but that it was too early to say how long the body parts had been there. | |
The victim has yet to be identified, police said. | |
Biffa is one of the country's leading waste management companies, disposing of rubbish from commercial, industrial and public sector organisations. | Biffa is one of the country's leading waste management companies, disposing of rubbish from commercial, industrial and public sector organisations. |