Police have launched an investigation after a HUMAN LEG was found by a member of the public walking their dog.
The adult leg was on some land behind Healey Conservative Club, on Market Street in Whitworth near Rochdale this afternoon.
It is not yet clear how long the leg has been there or whether it belonged to a man or a woman, Manchester Evening News reports.
Police are tonight searching the area to see if there are any further body parts. Officers are using a search dog.
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Police were called at shortly before 2.45pm today to a report that a member of the public had found a human leg on land behind Healey Conservative Club at Whitworth.
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“Police are now searching the area to see if there are any further body parts and enquiries are ongoing to try to establish to whom the leg belongs.”
Staff at the club last night declined to comment on the find.
