There were two bodies found in the Regent's canal near Cambridge Heath, one 7th April 1891, which was the body of a 12 year old boy with his throat cut apparenly from ear to ear. Murder was initially suspected but a later verdict of 'found drowned' was given at the inquest. Most of the bones in the body were broken.
The other was found was March 1891 and was a body of a woman with most of the bones and the internal organs missing from the body. Suicide was suspected in this case, with the medics giving the opinion that the mutilations were caused by barges and other crafts dragging the body along, and the internal organs being eaten by rats. [This is the case AP has posted up before]
Both bodies seem to have gone in the canal whole though complete with their heads, and the damage to their bodies done by the busytraffic in the canal and not by dismemberment The skin on the female victim was wholly intact showing no signs of cutting and the bones looked to have been 'dragged' fom the body.
I remember reading that while investigating the 1887 Rainham case police came into possession of a thigh found in the Regent's Canal that didn't correspond to the Rainham torso remains in any way, it was from an older person but no other parts ever turned up. Perhaps another 1887 victim?!

p.s. forgot to say It doesn't mention the 1891 female body, or any part of it being wrapped in anything in the newspapers I looked at though.
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