Case 03-000067

Gender

male

Age range

25 - 35

Ethnicity

unknown

Height

172cm - 174cm (5 ft 7 ins - 5 ft 8 ins)

Date found

02 March 2002

Estimated death

01 January 1999

Body or remains

body

Circumstances

Decomposed human remains were found on moorland at Halse Lane near the village of Winsford. The man was wrapped in black bin liners and bedding and alongside him were a number of items including underwear and a distinctive gold pendant featuring a verse from the Quran.The results of radiocarbon dating and other forensics suggest that he died in late 1999 to June 2000. Police believe the his body may have been there only a few months but believe he was deceased for longer and possibly kept elsewhere.The cause of death is unclear but there is evidence that he was subjected to violence around the time of his death.

Hair

dark

Eye colour

unknown

Distinguishing features

Mark - unspecified - face

Clothing

trousers - shorts - blue - striped - blue and white striped 32" waist 'Adidas' shorts

Jewellery

pendant - 1 - small gold 22ct pendant with Arabic script of the 'belief of faith' Chapter 2, verse 255 of the Qur'an referred to as Surahal-bagarah or 'The Throne'