Police have returned to leave “no stone unturned” at the scene where a human torso was discovered.
The human remains, since confirmed to have belonged to a man over the age of 40, were found on the Kersal Wetlands in Salford earlier this month on Thursday April 4.
Police say that they have returned to the scene and eyewitnesses reported seeing at least three officers on patrol with a CSI van parked on Bury New Road.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, of Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Crime Division, said: “I understand there has been large public interest in the case, so it is only right that we inform you of our most recent update.
“Whilst our extensive search of the area was completed last week, we have some further enquiries that we are looking to exhaust during the course of the day.
“I would like to reassure you that this is precautionary.
“Every piece of intelligence we receive is investigated thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned to give us the best chance of finding out who our victim is and what happened to him.”
Officers had at first decided to close the scene last Wednesday after specialist investigators and scientists worked at the scene for nearly two weeks.
They say that since then they have widened their investigation and so took the decision to reopen the scene at Great Clowes Street and the Kersal Wetlands.
This was in response to enquiries detectives had made over the last few days and officers have appealed for anyone with any further information to come forward.
Detective Superintendent Hughes said: “If you have any information that you would like to share with us, or any concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to my officers at the scene.
“At this stage, we are expecting to be at the scene for several hours, but there should be no disruption to the wider community.
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“I would like to thank residents once again for their patience and cooperation in assisting us in our investigation.
“We will keep people informed as soon as we have more updates to share.”
Anyone with any information can call police on 101, quoting log number 2695 of April 4, 2024.
Details can be passed anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.
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