A man who may be able to assist a murder investigation is being sought after the body of a woman was found in a wheelie bin in Hamilton Avenue, Cobham.

Surrey Police was called by a woman about 3.20pm yesterday, after a human foot was seen protruding from the bin.

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 examination conducted today was inconclusive as to probable cause of death.

It found signs of a serious head injury, but could not confirm that this had caused her death.

Detectives are focusing their inquiries on locating a previous resident of the home where the body was found, who may be able to provide useful information for the investigation.

Peter Wallner, 33, moved out roughly three weeks ago and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

He is described as a heavy-built white man with broad shoulders, roughly six feet in height, with slightly-receding brown cropped hair and brown eyes.

Officers were also at the scene today continuing a full search of the area and conducting house-to-house enquiries with neighbours.

Anyone with information about the death or who may know the whereabouts of Peter Wallner is urged to call Surrey Police on 0845 125 2222 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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