Police issue three images of him on BBC's Crimewatch programme in bid to identify him
Forensic experts have reconstructed the face of an unknown murder victim found in woodland near Cerrigydrudion in a bid to identify him.
The skeletal remains of the man were discovered by two brothers camping in Clocaenog Forest in November last year.
They show what the murdered man – thought to be aged over the age of 54 at the time of his death – would have looked in his 50s, 60s and 70s.
Professor Caroline Wilkinson, director of Face Lab, said that they predicted the shape of his face and features by looking at muscles and taking measurements.
She said: “This face is quite a strong male face. It has quite deep set eyes although the nose has been previously broken it looks quite straight.
“Because of the loss of quite a number of teeth he would have had sunken cheeks too.”
However, she said that details they cannot be sure of include his exact skin colour as well as hair and eye colour.
The man’s remains were discovered by brothers Andrew and Mark Middle who were camping in the forest during the Wales Rally GB .
Mark told of the moment he discovered the remains while looking for firewood.
He said: “I found some bones on the floor and on closer inspection I realised they were actually human remains.”
Mark added: “It’s just a bit sad that he’s been here that long and people have been just driving past probably daily not realising he was here.”
Andrew said: “It’s not easy. I’m reminded of it pretty much everyday really that somebody has lost their life up here and nobody found him. That it had to be us that found him.”
North Wales Police launched a large scale forensic search around Clocaenog forest and were able to recover virtually an entire male skeleton.
However Detective Superintendent Iestyn Davies said it had been “challenging”.
He told that the body was fully decomposed and said he felt the man had been killed elsewhere and dumped in the woods sometime between 1995 and 2005.
Pathology tests showed the man had died from significant blunt trauma to the head.
He is believed to have been wearing a green Pringle jumper produced between 2000 and 2004 and Marks & Spencers underwear which were made in 1999.
DSI Davies told that the man had suffered from arthritis and also had an issue with his spine which would have caused “limited mobility”.
Forensic odontologist John Rosie told that the man had specialist dental work that could also help identify him.
He said work was done on the crown between 1980 and 2000 and the highly distinctive nature of the work could lead to identification.
Tests on the skeleton and skull have produced a DNA profile and police have identified the body to be a man between 5ft 8 and 5ft 11.
The Crimewatch programme has already led to a number of possible leads on the man’s identity, with DSI Davies saying he was “encouraged” by the response.
DSI Davies said: “Once we get the name we can work out did this person become a victim, who was responsible asnd why did they want to kill him.”
Anyone who has any information is urged to contact North Wales Police.
see-http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/face-man-found-dead-clocaenog-11942706
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