Police investigating the discovery of a woman's head in a shopping bag today said they have recovered more human remains.
Detectives believe the body parts, recovered from undergrowth in the Granton area of Edinburgh, also belong to Heather Stacey, 44, from the city.
Her badly decomposed head was found in an Ikea bag on a footpath in Newhaven, in the Scots capital, on Wednesday, December 31.
A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "Detailed forensic analysis will now take place in order to confirm the identity of the body parts recovered, and although the results will not be known for some time, we believe these to be Heather's remains."
Police announced the new find two days after a man appeared in court in connection with the discovery of the remains in Newhaven.
The latest grim find was made in the area of West Granton Road and Granton View, about a mile from where her head was uncovered.
It followed several days of forensic searches in Edinburgh.
The force did not give more specific details about the body parts, describing them only as "human remains".
Ms Stacey is believed to have died within the past two years, and tests are continuing to establish the circumstances of her death.
A Lothian and Borders spokesman renewed an appeal for anyone who knew her to contact police.
The bag containing her head was found by a woman out walking at Hawthornvale. Other carriers at the scene contained bones and "various materials" which police did not identify.
Her identity was established following DNA tests.
Alan Cameron, 54, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice and breach of the peace in connection with the find in Newhaven.
He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
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