Cambridgeshire Police issue update on discovery of human bone found in garden

the discovery of a human bone in a garden have issued an update on their investigation.

On Tuesday, September 24 officers from were called to a residential property in Ely following reports that a bone had been found in a in John Anmer Close. It was not clear whether the bone belonged to a human or animal at first but forensic tests have provided police with more information.

It has been previously identified as human and a heavy police presence - including forensic tents - has remained at the scene since the shocking discovery was made nearly two weeks ago. Police are now in a position to provide further information about who they believe the belongs to.

The force has confirmed today that the bone is less than 100 years old and from a human man. It has not yet been discolsed what type of human bone it is or how it was discovered in the first place.

The discovery has unsurprisingly sent shockwaves through the community, with one local resident saying "police seem to be investigating two gardens next to each other and there is police tape in both and a tent up in the neighbouring property."

It is not clear how much longer police personnel will remain at the scene, but drone footage from above the property shows a large blue and white forensics tent has been errected in the property's garden while a marked police car can be seen parked guarding the front of the property.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said on Monday, October 7: "Initial tests on DNA from the bone have concluded it came from a man and is less than 100 years old. The DNA is now being compared to the DNA database and the database. A scene remains in place at the address while these checks and further tests on the bone take place."

Police have not confimred if any arrests have been made in connection the the discovery, but their investigations are ongoing.