A facial reconstruction of a woman who was dismembered and buried in a shallow grave has been released by police in an attempt to identify her.
The body was discovered by a cyclist on Edinburgh’s Corstorphine Hill on June 6. Detectives said they have had an “excellent” response to appeals for information so far but have been unable to establish her identity.
Experts at the University of Dundee have worked with police and produced what they believe is “a very accurate representation of how the woman looked”.
Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie 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 knows 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 victim was white, aged between 32 and 60, about 5ft 2ins and of medium build.
Detectives have previously said she had extensive dental treatment and officers published details of her implants and veneers in trade publications to try to jog dentists’ memories.
She was also wearing distinctive jewellery including two gold rings set with precious stones – one in a daisy shape and the other an Irish Claddagh ring.