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Bone found in search for remains of Muriel McKay is not human, say police
A bone found during a family-led excavation linked to a 1969 murder case in East London was confirmed by police not to be human.
- On Friday, Metropolitan Police confirmed officers attended a Bethnal Green Road, Hackney garden after an independent search uncovered a nine-inch bone fragment that forensic colleagues said is not human.
- With the landowner's permission, the family of Muriel McKay commissioned excavators to dig after a March 5 ground-penetrating radar scan revealed anomalies at the spot identified by Hayley Frais.
- Past searches at Rooks Farm, including in 2022 and last year, found no remains of Muriel McKay, despite investigations following information from her abductors.
- Mark Dyer, Muriel's grandson, said the family await confirmation and hope to return next week after excavators dug 20% of the identified area; the Metropolitan Police and the search team are working to establish the origin.
- The find renewed hopes in a case over five decades old as recent information shifted searches from the Hertfordshire farm to the East End site identified by witnesses, and any remains would face forensic testing to establish origin.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 18%
C 36%
R 46%
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