Police reopen crime scene in nature reserve more than two weeks after headless ... trends now
A crime scene has reappeared at a nature reserve just weeks after a human torso was discovered there.
On April 4, a passer-by at Kersal Dale Wetlands in Salford, Greater Manchester, found the bottom part of a back, buttocks and thigh in clear plastic.
The victim is believed to have been a white man aged over 40, who had only been dead for a matter of days.
Hundreds of specialist officers and scientists were deployed and the force closed the scene on April 17, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
Police and forensic officers at Kersal Dale, near Salford, Greater Manchester, April 5
Greater Manchester Police has urged the public to come forward with 'any information' about the gruesome find. Pictured are forensics searching the woods
But yesterday, scenes were reopened at Great Clowes Street and the wetlands after officers received 'further reports' during 'inquiries in the area'.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, from GMP's Serious Crime Division, said: 'I understand there has been large public interest in the case, so it is only right that we inform you of our most recent update.
'Whilst our extensive search of the area was completed last week, we have some further inquiries that we are looking to exhaust during the course of the day.
'I would like to reassure you that this is precautionary.
'Every piece of intelligence we receive is investigated thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned to give us the best chance of finding out who our victim is and what happened to him.
'If you have any information that you would like to share
