Police: Dismembered body too burned to determine gender

CLEVELAND (AP) — A dismembered body found ablaze in a secluded, grassy area near some train tracks in Cleveland was too burned to determine the person’s gender, according to police.

Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia told Cleveland.com the body found early Wednesday was badly burned. She wouldn’t discuss further details about the remains.

Authorities said shrubs had been put on top of the body and set on fire.

It was found several miles northeast of downtown, near train tracks that cut through an area that includes homes, industrial businesses and a senior living community. A homicide investigator, Lt. Ali Pillow, told reporters that police have previously found burned-out cars in the same area.