'Face' of mystery woman found dead in bin bag in Liverpool park released by police

The face of a woman whose body was found in a bin bag in a park has been reconstructed as detectives try to identify her.

A murder investigation was launched after the remains were discovered in a walled garden in Stanley Park, Liverpool, on 28 August.

The first confirmed sighting of the bin bag was on 13 July, six weeks before the woman's body was found.

To date, detectives have been unable to identify her despite repeated public appeals.

Now they hope a computer-generated image of her reconstructed face will lead to her identification.

Merseyside Police said the woman, thought to be aged between 60 and 80, was malnourished and had osteoporosis, arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

She also had no teeth, making it impossible to use dental records to establish her identity.

Since she was found, officers have eliminated 126 women from their enquiries who people raised concerns about.

Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson said she was hoping for a breakthrough after the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University reconstructed her likeness.

"I am grateful for the expert work that the team have done at Face Lab to develop this image," she said.

"This work takes some time to complete but we believe that we have a representative image of the woman. Now we need to know who she is.

"Do you recognise her or think you have seen her prior to 13 July? Do you have any information which could assist our enquiries? Please come forward and speak to us or if you don't want to speak to the police then contact Crimestoppers anonymously.

"It is vital that we identify this woman and get the answers as to who was responsible for her murder."

The woman was white, approximately 5ft 2in tall and of slight build. She was found wearing a pink Nike T-shirt.

"We hope that the image of the woman combined with the physical description, clothing and ailments will jog someone's memory. If you have information please get in touch with us as a matter of urgency," DS Wilson added.

A team based at Face Lab was also responsible for creating the facial depiction of Richard III, whose remains were found in a car park in Leicester in 2012 by historian Philippa Langley.

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