Police investigate after human bone found

A close-up of a brown wooden front door with blue and white police tape running from the front door handle to the garden gate handle to its left, John Amner Close, ElyImage source, Steve Hubbard/BBC
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Scenes of crime officers have attended the scene, according to police

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Police are investigating after a human bone was found in a garden.

Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called to John Amner Close, off Lynn Road, in Ely at about 19:00 BST on Tuesday.

A spokesperson said: "Scenes of crime officers have attended the location."

The bone was identified as human and tests are being carried out to establish its age, police added.

The front door of the house has police tape across it and it is currently listed for sale.

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Tests are being carried out to establish the age of the bone, which has been identified as human

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A police presence remains outside the house following the discovery on Tuesday

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