Severed head of woman identified

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The 36-year-old lived in Brechin, Angus, and was reported missing by her employer.

Her head and hands were discovered by two sisters on a beach in nearby Arbroath.

Possible further human remains were being examined by police in Dundee following a discovery by Coastguards along the coast at Carnoustie.

A flat in Earlsden House in Brechin's Southesk Street was sealed off by Tayside Police, who spent the day searching the property.

The building houses migrant workers from Eastern Europe.

Police said the woman, whose identity was established after hundreds of calls from the public, was a foreign national and had been in the UK for around 18 months. She was working as a casual labourer.

Police said a "phenomenal" response from the public led to the identification of the woman, whose relatives are being traced.

The head, wrapped in a plastic bag, was discovered by sisters aged eight and 11 as they played on the beach.

Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan said: "We will be speaking to a number of people over the course of the day in a bid to establish the woman's last known movements, when she was last seen, and to establish the circumstances of her death."