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Human leg and body discovered behind Greater Manchester Conservative club Leg found behind Whitworth Tory club leads to body find
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A dog walker found a human leg behind a Conservative social club in Greater Manchester, prompting a police search and the discovery of a body. A body found when a dog walker discovered a human leg near a Greater Manchester social club is thought to be that of a missing 31-year-old man.
The body was found close to Healey Conservative Club in Whitworth, near Rochdale. Police said there was a "strong possibility" the body could be Heath Nield who disappeared from his Rochdale Road home in Bacup in July.
The adult limb was found on Sunday afternoon. It is not yet clear how long the leg had been there or whether it belonged to a man or a woman. A dog walker found a leg behind Healey Conservative Club in Whitworth, near Rochdale, on Sunday.
Lancashire Constabulary said dogs were being used in a search of the area. The body has been there for some time and was badly decomposed.
The Conservative club declined to comment. Police said they have been in contact with Mr Nield's family.
Healey Conservative Club has declined to comment.