Workmen discover human remains in city centre

Workmen made a grisly discovery this morning when they unearthed human bones in Church Street, Preston.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Feb 2016, 14:20 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2016, 16:55 BST
Work stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remainsWork stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remains
Work stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remains

Lancashire County Council’s highways team were excavating the road outside Preston Minster when they stumbled upon human remains and alerted the police at 9.20am.

Police officers are still at the scene of the gruesome discovery and Inspector Paul McLernon speculated that the remains may be a hundred years old - although the police can not confirm how old the bones are until they have been tested.

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A spokesman for the police said they are not treating the find as suspicious and that the bones will be sent to anthropologist for analysis.

Work stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remainsWork stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remains
Work stopped on the pedestrianisation of Church Street in Preston, when road workers dug up human remains

A police spokesman said: “We were called at around 9.20am this morning by Lancashire County Council after their Highways team who are reconstructing a taxi rank on Church Street, Preston came across a number of human bones.

“Officers and specialist teams have attended the scene and whilst the remains are still to be formally assessed, the discovery is not thought to be suspicious.

“The coroner has been informed.”

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