POLICE are investigating after a severed human leg was found on farmland, it emerged today.

POLICE are investigating after a severed human leg was found on farmland, it emerged today.

The horrifying discovery was made yesterday afternoon on land next to the A507 near Cottered in Hertfordshire.

Officers are working to identify the remains, thought to be a male left leg.

Anyone with any information about the find should contact police on 01707 354432 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.