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| Missing Luke Durbin: 'Human vertebrae' found in wood | Missing Luke Durbin: 'Human vertebrae' found in wood |
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| A dog walker says she found what looked like a "human vertebrae" in woodland currently being searched by police. | A dog walker says she found what looked like a "human vertebrae" in woodland currently being searched by police. |
| Officers investigating the disappearance of Suffolk teenager Luke Durbin discovered a bone in Ufford last month and are carrying out tests. | Officers investigating the disappearance of Suffolk teenager Luke Durbin discovered a bone in Ufford last month and are carrying out tests. |
| A woman has told police that her dog found a human-looking bone, measuring about 9in (22cm), in the same area three years ago. | A woman has told police that her dog found a human-looking bone, measuring about 9in (22cm), in the same area three years ago. |
| Suffolk Police said it had received the information and was looking in to it. | Suffolk Police said it had received the information and was looking in to it. |
| The woman, who lives locally and wanted to remain anonymous, said: "Our dog ran off into the woodland and came back with it. | The woman, who lives locally and wanted to remain anonymous, said: "Our dog ran off into the woodland and came back with it. |
| "My friend said it looked like a human vertebrae." | "My friend said it looked like a human vertebrae." |
| They left it in the wood but contacted police after hearing about the recent discovery. | They left it in the wood but contacted police after hearing about the recent discovery. |
| Mr Durbin, of Hollesley, was aged 19 when he failed to return home after a night out in Ipswich eight years ago. | Mr Durbin, of Hollesley, was aged 19 when he failed to return home after a night out in Ipswich eight years ago. |
| He was known to frequent the woods being searched. | He was known to frequent the woods being searched. |
| Police said the site had previously been used as a barracks and a landfill site, so there may be an "innocent explanation" for the bone they found being there. | Police said the site had previously been used as a barracks and a landfill site, so there may be an "innocent explanation" for the bone they found being there. |
| The last confirmed sighting of Mr Durbin was in Dog's Head Street, in Ipswich, at 04:00 BST on 12 May 2006. | The last confirmed sighting of Mr Durbin was in Dog's Head Street, in Ipswich, at 04:00 BST on 12 May 2006. |
| Two men, aged 26 and 41, were arrested earlier last year as part of the murder investigation, but later released. | Two men, aged 26 and 41, were arrested earlier last year as part of the murder investigation, but later released. |