Sian police say work on remains ‘could take some time’

Wiltshire Police have been scouring the national DNA database but say that if no matches are found it could take “some time” to identify the woman.

Excavation work has been taking place at the site at Baxter’s Farm in Eastleach, Gloucestershire, around 17 miles from where Ms O’Callaghan’s body was discovered.

Flowers have been laid by the officers involved in the case next to a wooden cross, with the message: “To an unknown lady, Now you can rest in peace.”

A police spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that work to recover a second body at Eastleach has been completed and the scene released.

“Forensic investigations to establish the identity of this young woman are ongoing using DNA and the speed of this identification process relies on whether or not we have her DNA on a database.

“If we don’t get a DNA match further investigations will need to be carried out which may take some time.

“The public can be assured that we will inform the victim’s family wherever possible before releasing any details in the media.”

Speculation yesterday pointed to a young Vietnamese immigrant, Hai Nguyen, 20, who went missing from her temporary home in Swindon in June 2005.

Locals assumed she had moved to London to seek work after arriving in the country in 2003.

Police are refusing to reveal to whom they believe the body parts belong, but say they could be of woman aged between 23 and 30 who was abducted in Swindon between 2003 and 2005.