Woman's body found in wheelie bin outside Surrey house

Police have named a man they want to speak to following the discovery of a woman's body in a wheelie bin. A murder investigation has been launched after the find at a house in Cobham, Surrey. Officers were alerted by a member of the public on Saturday afternoon after a human foot was spotted sticking out from the bin at a semi-detached property in Hamilton Avenue. A Surrey Police spokesman said: "Scenes of crime officers carefully emptied the bin to preserve forensic opportunities, recovering the full intact body of a white woman, believed to be in her 30s, which had been surrounded by rubbish." A post mortem is currently taking place at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford to help establish the cause of death. Detectives are focusing their inquiries on locating a previous resident of the address where the body was found, who may be able to provide information. Peter Wallner, 33, moved out of the address roughly three weeks ago and his whereabouts are not known. He is described by police as a heavy-built white man, with broad shoulders, roughly six feet in height, with slightly-receding brown cropped hair and brown eyes.

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ITN | June 7, 2009

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