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  "textContent": "Emergency services were called to Brooke Wood, in a wooded area off The Ridgeway after an Enfield Council Worker made the discovery (Picture: Brooke Wood Enfield)\n\nA human skull has been found hanging from a tree in east London.\n\nEmergency services were called to Brooke Wood, in a wooded area off The Ridgeway after an Enfield Council Worker made the discovery.\n\nOfficers have since located 80% of the rest of the bones which were beneath the skull.\n\nID was also found at the scene.\n\nIt is estimated the body had been there since September 2022.\n\nA Met spokesperson said: ‘Around 12:00hrs on Tuesday, 7 April, officers were called to Brooke Wood, Enfield, following the discovery of suspected human remains.\n\n‘Officers attended. Enquiries continue to establish the circumstances but the matter is not believed to be suspicious at this stage.’\n\n_Samaritans are here to listen, day or night, 365 days a year. You can call them for free on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org or visit samaritans.org for more information._\n\nIn Coventry, police are appealing to identify a man whose body was found inside a wheelie bin in a park.\n\nA member of the public found the mystery man, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road last month.\n\nHis identity remains a mystery, but Coventry Police said the man has a tattoo of a cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back and the words ‘Little Stardust’.\n\nHe also has a tattoo on his right arm saying ‘nan’ with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.\n\nDCI Phil Poole, leading the investigation, said: ‘We have a large team of detectives, forensic specialists and other staff working around the clock to establish what has happened to this man, who he is, and who is responsible.\n\n##  Latest London news\n\n  * What I Rent: I pay £2,600pcm for my south London one-bed — here’s what I get for my money\n  * Five officers removed from duty after ‘leaving bag of guns outside Sadiq Khan’s home’\n  * London is getting its first new town centre in 50 years — but at what cost?\n\n\n\n_**To get the latest news from the capital, visit Metro's**  London news hub._\n\n‘We’ve had several pieces of information come through to us as a direct result of our appeal, and we are following up those lines of enquiry.\n\n‘I really want to hear from anyone who recognises the descriptions of the tattoos on the man, as they are quite distinctive.’\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Human skull hanging from London tree found after four years"
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