Tests confirm bone found in garden came from a man

The bone was found last month in the garden

DNA tests on a bone found in a garden have concluded it came from a man.

Cambridgeshire Police was called to John Amner Close, in Ely, on 24 September, and a human bone at the scene was sent for further analysis.

The force said: "The DNA is now being compared to the DNA database and the missing persons database.

“A scene remains in place at the address while these checks and further tests on the bone take place.”

The force said the bone was less than 100 years old.

Tests were carried out to establish the age of the bone, which has been identified as belonging to a man