"Police officials said Thursday that the human remains found by a sanitation crew in Queens earlier this week belonged to an unidentified woman whose extremities had been hacked away. Only the victim's torso was discovered about 100 feet south of the intersection of 149th Avenue and Brookville Boulevard, near Idlewild Park, on Sept. 22. New York City sanitation workers performing a roadside cleanup around 8 a.m. that morning when they noticed a foul smell and made the grisly find."
"It had several unique and identifiable tattoos which were not visible and not decomposed, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said of the torso. The autopsy was done, and the doctor basically tells us, at this point, the torso itself does not have any wounds or injuries that would indicate any cause of death. The forensic anthropologist is still walking through it."
The remains belonged to an unidentified woman whose extremities had been severed, with only a torso discovered about 100 feet south of 149th Avenue and Brookville Boulevard near Idlewild Park on Sept. 22. Sanitation workers found the torso during a roadside cleanup after noticing a foul smell. The torso bore several unique, not-decomposed tattoos including a flower and three names that investigators hope will aid identification. The autopsy found no wounds on the torso indicating cause of death, though a broken rib suggested the remains had been dropped. Forensic anthropologists report cuts through soft tissue by straight-edge instruments and saw marks on bone. The victim is believed to be of Guyanese descent; age remains undetermined. Investigators are reviewing missing-person reports and seeking public tips.
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