Freshly amputated human leg found

A human leg was found in dense grasses near Bangkok's Rama II Road yesterday, police said. An orange sterile bag was found near the leg.

Police suspected the leg had been severed - possibly by a saw or a knife - less than 24 hours prior to the discovery because it had not yet decomposed. They were searching for more possible remains.

Police were considering several options: that the leg belonged to a migrant worker injured by machinery in a factory accident; murder; or that it had been amputated from a diabetes patient. They said the fact that the leg was found with the bag, which is of the type used in hospitals, gave more weight to the amputation theory.