Suspected human remains of two people have been found at a remote cottage in the North Yorkshire moors, police say.
The grisly find comes as officers were searching an isolated home.
Forensic teams and archaeologist are on the scene near the village of Chop Gate, about 15 miles south of Middlesborough.
The small village is close to the highest point of the North York Moors National Park.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police told Mirror Online: “Police are working with other agencies, including a forensic archaeologist, following the discovery of suspected human bones at a remote location near Chop Gate.
“Although it is too early to say precisely how old these bones are, current forensic investigations suggest that they are not recent, and are likely to be several decades old.
"Specialists are being used to recover and examine them.
“We’d ask people not to speculate online about the nature of the bones while this process is underway.”
