Human remains, believed to be 100 years old, have been discovered underneath a demolished Chinese supermarket.
Work is being carried out at the former Hondo Chinese Supermarket, on Upper Duke Street in Liverpool city centre, which closed back in 2017. With most of the building demolished recently archaeological work has been taking place on the building site.
Shortly after 10am on Wednesday, July 13, police were called to the site after reports that workers had made a discovery. Forensic officers have been seen at the site for over 24 hours and Merseyside Police have confirmed that human remains were found.
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In a statement, a spokesperson for the force said: "We can confirm human remains believed to be approximately 100 years old have been found at a building site in Liverpool.
"We received a report at around 10.20am on Wednesday 13 July that the discovery had been made at the premises on Upper Duke Street during archaeological work on the site. Forensic officers attended and confirmed they were historic skeletal remains.
"Officers remain on Upper Duke Street today (Wednesday 20 July) and are assisting the coroner’s office as enquiries continue."
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