Jersey bones are human

[19th May 2008]

Fragments of bone found in cellars at the former children's home in Jersey are human and are being DNA tested and carbon dated.

To date, 20 bone fragments and six milk teeth have been found at Hat de la Garenne. Jersey Police have said that attempts may have been made to burn the bones. However, a discovery that was thought to be a skull fragment now appears to be a shard of wood or a coconut shell, according to forensic experts.

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