Body parts 'from murder victim'

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Post-mortem examinations established that a severed head found on land in Asfordby, Leicestershire, belonged to the same man whose leg and arm were discovered in two places in Hertfordshire, said detectives at a press conference.

The three grisly discoveries were made by members of the public within the space of nine days and it is thought the parts had not been there long.

More than 100 officers, from Leicestershire Police and the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, have been assigned to the case and a national appeal was launched for information.

The condition of the victim's skin could be key in identifying the murder victim, police believe.

He suffered from eczema which caused the skin to "scale". Discolouration in his skin pigmentation around the ankle gave a "bleaching" effect.

He was white or Asian, between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 10ins tall. His shoe size is believed to be between seven and nine.

A full DNA profile was obtained from post-mortem examinations, but it has not found a match on the National DNA database and examinations of the body parts are yet to establish a cause of death.

Police are now trawling the records for missing persons who fit their description, but hope the details will bring people forward.

Speaking at a press conference at Leicestershire Police headquarters, Detective Chief Inspector Michael Hanlon, of the Beds and Herts major crime unit, said: "Lines of inquiry which have come to light since the initial discovery are being followed up but at this stage no speculation can be made about how this man was murdered."