Overview
- Officers discovered human remains overnight on the A45 between Kreuz Olpe-Süd and Freudenberg in the direction of Gießen.
- Authorities say the parts belong to a woman who has not yet been identified.
- A homicide commission from Hagen has taken over the investigation and is coordinating forensic work.
- The full directional closure ordered to secure traces and search the area has since been lifted, a police spokeswoman told dpa.
- Tabloid reporting that the remains are severed hands has not been confirmed by prosecutors, and investigators are releasing limited information.