Police try to solve mystery of missing detached finger found in Bloomsbury

Police are hunting for information over a finger found in an upmarket area of London almost seven years ago.

A dog picked up the single digit in the courtyard of an unused shop in Woburn Walk on December 4 2010.

Detectives established the finger belonged to man but DNA did not match it to any reports of missing people or crime reports.

Scotland Yard also probed links to the London 7/7 bombings as the finger was found close by one of the attack but deemed the gruesome discovery to be unrelated.

Officers are now appealing for members of the public with any information to come forward.

DC Tom Boon, said: "We have now exhausted all lines of inquiry and have been unable to find out who the finger belongs to and how the finger became detached in the first place. It is quite the mystery.

"We are now appealing for the public to help us solve the case. If anyone has any information, no matter how small or insignificant they think it is, we would urge them to contact us. It would be great to be able to find out who the finger belongs to after all these years."

Anyone with information should contact the Central North Command's Missing Persons Unit on 07881 330963 or 020 8733 6543, or police via 101 or Twitter @MetCC.

Information can also be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers.co.uk