Police Scotland detectives investigating the discovery of the dismembered body of a woman found in a shallow grave in Edinburgh have released a visual reconstruction of the woman’s face.
A member of the public came across the body within a wooded area of Corstorphine Hill on Thursday 6th June and a major police investigation has been launched to establish her identity.
Despite an excellent response from the public to various appeals for information, the woman’s identity has yet to be established.
Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie from Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team said: “It is now 25 days since this woman’s body was discovered. In that time we have worked with a range of experts and agencies to help us get more information on who she might be and how she came to be in Edinburgh.
“Today, thanks to the work of facial reconstruction experts at Dundee University, we have released an image of the woman’s face. We are confident that this is a very accurate representation of how the woman looked and so I’m asking the public – does the image resemble someone you know but perhaps haven’t seen or heard from for some time? As I’ve said from the outset, this is someone’s daughter; she could be someone’s mother. Somebody know who she is and when we’ve established her identity, we’ll have gone a long way to establishing who was responsible for her murder.”
The woman was believed to have been aged between 32 and 60 and had had extensive cosmetic work, in the form of veneers and implants, carried out on her teeth. She was white, slim, of medium build and about 5 feet 2 inches tall.
Those with information can contact Police Scotland on 101 or, alternatively, the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
