Montreal police have found possible human remains in a local park, fueling speculation they could be those of Chinese student Jun Lin, the victim of one of Canada's most gruesome murders in recent memory.
Police said they discovered what looked like a human body part late yesterday after officers with the force's major crime unit, which has been investigating the Lin murder, received information that led them to search the park.
The object was sent to a lab for testing.
Police said today it's too early to make any links to the murder in May of Lin, and a spokesman declined to provide further detail.
Local media, citing unnamed sources, said the object found appeared to be a human head.
Lin's hands and feet were mailed to the offices of political parties in Ottawa and to schools in Vancouver, while his torso was found in a pile of garbage. His head is still missing.
Luka Rocco Magnotta, a Canadian porn actor who is accused of killing Lin, dismembering and cannibalising his body and posting a video of the crime online, last month pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Mr Magnotta, who was on Interpol's most-wanted list, was arrested in Germany early last month and deported to Canada.
Reuters