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| Natalia Doherty murder inquiry: Human remains found in garden | Natalia Doherty murder inquiry: Human remains found in garden |
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| Human remains have been found in a garden by police investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing 12 years ago. | Human remains have been found in a garden by police investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing 12 years ago. |
| Natalia Doherty, 50, a mother-of-three, was last seen in Eastbourne, West Sussex, in April 2003, prompting a murder inquiry. | Natalia Doherty, 50, a mother-of-three, was last seen in Eastbourne, West Sussex, in April 2003, prompting a murder inquiry. |
| Police have been searching the garden of a house in Icknield Way, Luton. | Police have been searching the garden of a house in Icknield Way, Luton. |
| Two men, aged 66 and 39, from Luton, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in police custody. | Two men, aged 66 and 39, from Luton, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in police custody. |
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| Police said early indications suggested that the remains were those of a female, but no formal identification had taken place. | Police said early indications suggested that the remains were those of a female, but no formal identification had taken place. |
| Police said the older man arrested had previously been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. | Police said the older man arrested had previously been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. |
| A 71-year-old man from Port Glasgow, Scotland, is on bail on suspicion of the same crimes. | A 71-year-old man from Port Glasgow, Scotland, is on bail on suspicion of the same crimes. |
| Detectives believe that shortly before her death, Ms Doherty had travelled to Luton to stay with her ex-husband, Gerald, at the Regents Arms in Hastings Street. Mr Doherty has since died. | Detectives believe that shortly before her death, Ms Doherty had travelled to Luton to stay with her ex-husband, Gerald, at the Regents Arms in Hastings Street. Mr Doherty has since died. |
| Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit began an investigation in January 2014. | Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit began an investigation in January 2014. |
| Police said Ms Doherty's family had been told of the discovery and was being supported. | Police said Ms Doherty's family had been told of the discovery and was being supported. |