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The remains of two babies have been found in a box at a house in Greater Manchester. | The remains of two babies have been found in a box at a house in Greater Manchester. |
The skeletons are believed to have been found by a relative of an elderly woman who recently died in the Audenshaw area. | |
Greater Manchester Police said they were called to a house in Rowcon Close on Thursday night after the discovery of the infant bones. | Greater Manchester Police said they were called to a house in Rowcon Close on Thursday night after the discovery of the infant bones. |
They are believed to have been at the address for a considerable time. | They are believed to have been at the address for a considerable time. |
No arrests | No arrests |
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to try to establish a cause of death. | A post-mortem examination will be carried out to try to establish a cause of death. |
The ages of the remains are not known. A paediatric expert will carry out tests to try to find out how old the infants were at the time of death. | |
DNA tests are also likely to be carried out on the remains in an attempt to identify them. | DNA tests are also likely to be carried out on the remains in an attempt to identify them. |
No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing, a police spokesman said. | No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing, a police spokesman said. |
Investigators will look into whether the now-deceased occupant of the house, a 1960s council maisonette, was the mother of the children. | |
Audenshaw, part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, lies just on the edge of the city of Manchester. | Audenshaw, part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, lies just on the edge of the city of Manchester. |