Mystery of severed head found on Arbroath beach

A woman's head, hidden inside a plastic bag, has been found by children playing on a beach in Angus.

A human hand was also discovered about 50 yards away from the head on Seagate beachfront in Arbroath.

Two young sisters made the "grim discovery" at 1030 BST. They ran home and their mother called the police.



A Tayside Police spokeswoman said the force was attempting to identify the woman. It is not known if the body parts were washed up or dumped.

Det Ch Insp Graham McMillan said recent heavy rains in the area made it difficult to tell how long, if at all, the head had been in the water.

Patricia Millar, 54, chairwoman of the Royal Burgh of Arbroath community council, said: "This is the kind of thing you hear about in big cities. I never expected it to happen here."

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