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| Human remains found in Forest Town back garden | Human remains found in Forest Town back garden |
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| The remains of two people have been found in a back garden in Nottinghamshire, police have confirmed. | The remains of two people have been found in a back garden in Nottinghamshire, police have confirmed. |
| Officers said human remains were found in the garden of a property in Blenheim Close, Forest Town, on Thursday. | Officers said human remains were found in the garden of a property in Blenheim Close, Forest Town, on Thursday. |
| Police said they were led to the address after information came to light about an "incident" alleged to have taken place in the late 1990s. | Police said they were led to the address after information came to light about an "incident" alleged to have taken place in the late 1990s. |
| A neighbour said an elderly couple had lived in the property in the 1990s but had disappeared. | A neighbour said an elderly couple had lived in the property in the 1990s but had disappeared. |
| The 51-year-old woman, who did not want to be named, said the couple were living at the house when she moved in 18 years ago. | The 51-year-old woman, who did not want to be named, said the couple were living at the house when she moved in 18 years ago. |
| 'Just disappeared' | 'Just disappeared' |
| She said: "They never had any visitors. I never saw anyone coming or going. | She said: "They never had any visitors. I never saw anyone coming or going. |
| "My friend and I always used to say, 'I wonder what happened to that couple'. They just disappeared. We thought they had emigrated." | "My friend and I always used to say, 'I wonder what happened to that couple'. They just disappeared. We thought they had emigrated." |
| Nottinghamshire Police said it could not comment on the claim. | |
| Insp Mark Webster said it could be "several weeks or months" before the bodies were formally identified. | |
| He said the current owners of the house were not part of the investigation at this time and confirmed no arrests had been made. | |
| A post-mortem examination to establish the causes of death was being carried out on Friday. | |
| Mr Webster appealed for anyone with information on the discovery to come forward but said residents should not be fearful. | |
| "We don't believe that there is any risk of any harm coming to the community," he added. | |
| "People are clearly going to be concerned when an incident of this nature happens and we would like to reassure them." | |
| The property remains cordoned off while forensic examinations are carried out. |