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Nottingham Post
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Lana Adkin

Post-mortem to be carried out after human remains found in Sutton-in-Ashfield field

A post-mortem will be carried out on human remains found in a field in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Nottinghamshire Police first arrived at the scene in Coxmoor Road on April 26 after a member of the public reported seeing a number of bones.

A large cordon has been in place at the site for two weeks as specialist officers have been working alongside scientists and they will continue to be there for the next few days.

In an update on Thursday (May 11), Nottinghamshire Police said that a post-mortem is due to be carried out to determine the identity of the person found and the cause of death.

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The skeletal remains have now been removed from the site, but a large cordon is still in place. Officers anticipate the large cordon will be reduced over the coming days.

Superintendent for the County, Claire Rukas, said: “Obviously, a number of people have raised concerns about the ongoing situation, and I appreciate this is difficult for the community, leaving room for speculation.

“We always knew this was going to be a complicated scene to manage and we have had a whole range of scientists working up there over the course of the last two weeks including bone specialists and forensic archaeologists.

“Their work must be coordinated, and we must approach it in a meticulous way. We perhaps did not think it would take as long as it has, but it is important the approach we take is a thorough one.

“I would like to reassure people that there is nothing to indicate there is more than one person buried in this area. We have now recovered skeletal remains and we now move into what will be a staged post-mortem exercise.

“Naturally there will be a number of experts involved in this process again as we work hard to identify the person and also establish the circumstances surrounding their death. It is important for me to stress that this is also likely to take us a few more days yet.

“Because of the work we have done so far, we anticipate that we will be able to reduce the scene at Coxmoor Road but there will still be a scene remaining that will be guarded by police officers for several days yet while the other work I have described is ongoing.

“We would like to thank the public for their patience. We know the effect this investigation will have had on residents living in the area. As always, we will keep you updated as this complex investigation develops.”

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