Mutilated body part found at Incheon recycling center likely from adult: forensics

A human leg found at a recycling facility in Incheon last week is likely to have belonged to an adult, not a child as previously speculated, South Korea's state forensic agency said, prompting police to shift their focus to identifying adult missing persons.

The National Forensic Service notified police Tuesday that the body part appears to have belonged to an adult who was between 161 and 165 centimeters tall, according to the Incheon Yeonsu Police Station.

The left leg was found June 10 at the ...