Detectives investigating the discovery of the dismembered body of a woman found in a shallow grave in Edinburgh have released a visual reconstruction of the woman's face.
The body was discovered by a cyclist on Edinburgh's Corstorphine Hill on June 6.
Detectives said they have had an "excellent" response to appeals for information so far but have been unable to establish her identity.
Experts at the University of Dundee have worked with police and produced what they believe is "a very accurate representation of how the woman looked".
Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie said: "It is now 25 days since this woman's body was discovered.
"In that time we have worked with a range of experts and agencies to help us get more information on who she might be and how she came to be in Edinburgh.
"Today, thanks to the work of facial reconstruction experts at Dundee University, we have released an image of the woman's face.
"We are confident that this is a very accurate representation of how the woman looked and so I'm asking the public - does the image resemble someone you know but perhaps haven't seen or heard from for some time?
"As I've said from the outset, this is someone's daughter, she could be someone's mother.
"Somebody knows who she is and when we've established her identity, we'll have gone a long way to establishing who was responsible for her murder."
The victim was white, aged between 32 and 60, about 5ft 2ins and of medium build.
Detectives have previously said she had extensive dental treatment and officers published details of her implants and veneers in trade publications to try to jog dentists' memories.
She was also wearing distinctive jewellery including two gold rings set with precious stones - one in a daisy shape and the other an Irish Claddagh ring.
The facial reconstruction is based on CT scans of the skull. The team at the University of Dundee have produced similar models on Mary Queen of Scots, Robert Burns and Richard III recently.
A number of names have been passed on to the police following public appeals but all of those mentioned have been traced safe and well, Inspector Hardie said.
He hopes the digital image will be the "final piece of the jigsaw" in identifying the woman.
He said: "From a very early stage we've linked in with Euopol and Interpol, and passed on the initial general description of this lady which wasn't necessarily that specific, but we'll go back now with the latest information and this facial image, but I think it's important we concentrate within our own country and the UK as well as having one eye on abroad.
"We've also made good progress around the significant dental work that's been done and the facial reconstruction is another thing that we hope could be the final piece of the jigsaw."
"The longer it goes the more concerned I become that we need to widen the net further to identify this lady, but I've worked on inquiries a lot longer than this and in my mind this case is still in the very early stages, and it's all about getting information out to as wide an audience as possible in the hope that someone identifies the profile of this woman who was found on Corstorphine Hill."
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