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Human bones found near disused Merseyside railway line
Published: 9th May 2012 11:42:08
Human bones have been found by a dog walker on a disused railway line on Merseyside.
They were discovered in an area thought to be an old fire pit on an embankment in Fazakerley on Saturday.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said a pathologist and an anthropologist confirmed the bones, found close to Blackthorn Road, were human.
Police cordoned off the area while forensic experts investigated the discovery.
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BBC News, 2012. Human bones found near disused Merseyside railway line. [Online] (Updated 09 May 2012)Available at: http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/1427335-Human-bones-found-near-disused-Merseyside-railway-line [Accessed 15th May 2013]
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