A facial reconstruction has been created in a bid to identify a skeleton found wrapped in a sleeping bag in a disused factory.

The remains were discovered in Upton Lane, Forest Gate, back in 2016 after Met Police were first called on April 29, shortly before 4pm.

Tests have shown the man was killed at least 10 years earlier, and the skull "had a visible crack" on the left side while the dead man's blood was found in another part of the factory.

No arrests have been made.

Archaeologists helped excavate more than 100 industrial rubble sacks containing objects, soil and debris from the site while specialist officers and a forensic anthropologist studied the skeletal remains.

A post mortem concluded that there were a number of blunt force trauma wounds to the skull.

Despite months of research, no records have been found on the National DNA database and the victim remains unidentified.

A search of the four-storey building led to the victim's blood being discovered in a room on the first floor and police believe the attack had happened there.

Scotland Yard said that carbon dating carried out on the body has shown the man was born between 1971 and 1974 and died between 2003 and 2006, giving an estimated age between 30 and 45 years old.

Examinations on the body have shown the man was between 5 ft 4 ins to 5 ft 8 ins (163cm to 173cm) in height and could also have been from Asia, Europe, North Africa or the Middle East.

A type of chewing tobacco sold only on the Indian subcontinent was also found in the sleeping bag, inclduing an item of clothin linked to the same area.

Appealing for information, Det Insp Darren Jones, said: "I would urge people reading this appeal, especially those living in the area where this man’s remains were found, to look closely at the reconstruction and think about whether you may have seen him. Does he look familiar to you?”

If you have any information on this man's death, please contact police on 0208 355 0400 or contact Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111.