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Mystery man whose dismembered remains were found in Suffolk river died after 'violent assault'
The coroner said the body was dismembered to hide identity, and police believe the remains were dumped in two river sites.
- On Tuesday, Suffolk's senior coroner Nigel Parsley concluded the Croft Man died from a "violent assault," ruling it was "more likely than not the Croft Man was unlawfully killed" at an inquest held in Ipswich.
- Dog walker Julie Dunn-Beechin discovered dismembered remains in black bin bags in the River Stour at Sudbury on August 27, 2020; two days later, police divers found skull fragments, facial bones and two loose teeth 150 metres further downstream.
- Home Office pathologist Dr Ginni Fitzpatrick-Swallow documented "at least 14 linear cuts" on skull fragments caused by a "heavy weapon with a sharp edge" such as a meat cleaver or axe, with "multiple blows to the head" showing repeated strikes.
- Parsley highlighted that removal of the man's hands and injuries to his head and face "appear to have been an attempt to hamper his identification," while radiocarbon dating placed him in his late 60s to 70s at death between 2008 and 2012.
- Despite checks against national and international databases for missing persons with no matches found, the victim remains unidentified; Parsley remarked "We must remember that the Croft Man was somebody's son" and noted it is a tragedy loved ones are left wondering where their relative is.
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Leeds LiveMummified remains in bin bags in Suffolk river ruled unlawful killing
A dog walker found mummified legs, feet and arms without hands in weighted black bin bags in the River Stour at Sudbury, Suffolk, in 2020 — an inquest has now ruled the unidentified man was unlawfully killed
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Mummified remains in bin bags in river ruled unlawful killing
A dog walker found two mummified legs and feet along with two mummified arms without hands, all contained in black bin bags, in the River Stour in Suffolk
·Chadderton, United Kingdom
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