Police have found the body of a woman 'buried alive with only her head above the ground'.
The victim was left to die a week ago in a forest near Russian city of St Petersburg.
Her body had several 'small wounds' on her head and has been sent for an autopsy to determine her exact cause of death.
A man walking in the forest discovered the remains, police said.
Woman found dead after being buried alive up to her neck in Russia
The body of a woman believed to be in her 40s had been found buried up to the neck in a forest near the Russian city of St Petersburg. Police believe the unidentified woman was left to die.
