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The man's body was found between the 17th and 18th holes of the golf course
A young man whose body was set alight and dumped at an East Sussex golf course died from head injuries, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
The badly-burnt body was found by golfers in undergrowth at the Dyke Golf Club on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex, just before noon on Saturday.
The victim was in his late teens or early-20s, and had two tattoos on his upper arms, one of them unfinished.
The tests showed the man had five false teeth fitted into a plate in his mouth.
The body was found between the 17th and 18th holes of the course.
DNA sample
Sussex Police are still trying to identify the man, who was about 5ft 6in tall and had dark hair, and have been trawling missing person reports.
Det Ch Insp Trevor Bowles, who is leading the inquiry, said a DNA sample had been submitted for analysis but it would only confirm an identity if the man had previously had a DNA sample taken.
It is believed the man had been killed elsewhere and that his body had been at the course for no more than two days.
Det Ch Insp Trevor Bowles said on Sunday that initial suspicions that the victim had been mutilated and had a foot removed proved false.
He said experts now believed the man's leg below the shin had been eaten by animals.
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a fire or smoke near the golf club at any time between Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
The man's body was found between the 17th and 18th holes of the golf course A young man whose body was set alight and dumped at an East Sussex golf course died from head injuries, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
The badly-burnt body was found by golfers in undergrowth at the Dyke Golf Club on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex, just before noon on Saturday.
The victim was in his late teens or early-20s, and had two tattoos on his upper arms, one of them unfinished.
The tests showed the man had five false teeth fitted into a plate in his mouth.
The body was found between the 17th and 18th holes of the course.
DNA sample
Sussex Police are still trying to identify the man, who was about 5ft 6in tall and had dark hair, and have been trawling missing person reports.
Det Ch Insp Trevor Bowles, who is leading the inquiry, said a DNA sample had been submitted for analysis but it would only confirm an identity if the man had previously had a DNA sample taken.
It is believed the man had been killed elsewhere and that his body had been at the course for no more than two days.
Det Ch Insp Trevor Bowles said on Sunday that initial suspicions that the victim had been mutilated and had a foot removed proved false.
He said experts now believed the man's leg below the shin had been eaten by animals.
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a fire or smoke near the golf club at any time between Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.