Severed head found on Scottish beach

A WOMAN whose severed head was found by children playing on a beach was a migrant worker, police in Scotland said yesterday.

The 36-year-old lived in Brechin, Angus, and was reported missing by her employer. Her head and hands were discovered by two sisters on a beach in nearby Arbroath on Tuesday.

Possible further human remains were being examined by police in Dundee following a discovery by the Coastguard Service.