One of the longest running mysteries in North East Lincolnshire continues to baffle detectives and leave residents in the dark. Over five years ago a severed human foot was spotted by dog walkers on a path off Louth Road which links to Station Road, New Waltham . It was discovered in the early hours of April 25, 2019 and shortly before children would have been using the path to go to school.
There was a widespread search of the area by police, involving dogs and an underwater search team. Teams of officers spent days systematically walking through fields. READ MORE: Police update after car bursts into flames in Grimsby town centre Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from Grimsby with our free newsletter Forensic teams examined the foot and successfully concluded it belonged to a young female, possibly in her late teens, who was 5ft 2in tall.
Their main conclusion was that the foot had been deliberately severed and could have been as a result of a medical procedure. Extensive searches of medical records at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital failed to throw light on the mystery limb. At the time, residents voiced concerns about finding other body parts, with one woman telling Grimsby Live she feared going out to her wheelie bin in case of finding further human remains which had been dumped.
One of the dog walkers who found the limb and foot said: "We were shocked but also relieved it was us that found it because the footpath is used by a lot of chil.
