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| Stalybridge Aldi car park find could be human bones | Stalybridge Aldi car park find could be human bones |
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| Suspected human remains have been dug up in a supermarket car park. | Suspected human remains have been dug up in a supermarket car park. |
| Workmen unearthed the bones outside a branch of German discount giant Aldi in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday afternoon. | Workmen unearthed the bones outside a branch of German discount giant Aldi in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Speculation has been rife among locals, but police believe the site may once have been a burial ground connected to a former chapel. | Speculation has been rife among locals, but police believe the site may once have been a burial ground connected to a former chapel. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said tests were being carried out to confirm if the remains were human. | |
| A photograph shared on Facebook showed workmen and onlookers peering down a large hole surrounded by fencing. | A photograph shared on Facebook showed workmen and onlookers peering down a large hole surrounded by fencing. |
| The discovery prompted reaction on social media, with many making reference to the 2013 discovery of the remains of English king Richard III in a car park in Leicester. | |
| Twitter user Jane Browne posted: "Wow, which king is it this time?" | Twitter user Jane Browne posted: "Wow, which king is it this time?" |
| A Facebook user speculated the remains could be related to a burial site connected to a former Methodist church in the town. | |
| Edyth O'Connor wrote: "I remember the old cemetery around that area. It was all boarded up whilst they removed the remains." | |
| Norma Roberts said: "Canal street methodist [church] was where Aldi is now, and yes it was boarded up while all graves were removed to new locations. Or should have been." | |
| GMP said a team of archaeologists and anthropologists were examining the findings. | GMP said a team of archaeologists and anthropologists were examining the findings. |