Police are trying to solve the mystery of a human skull found in the woods behind an abandoned hotel.
An inquest has opened to identify the owner of the skull which was found in March by two “paranormal investigators” outside the former Egerton House Hotel in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
But three months on the investigation continues into who the dead person was and why their remains were found in the woods, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Police are still looking into whether the skull is linked to any reports of a missing person.
At Bolton Coroners' Court today area coroner Dr Alan Walsh heard that officers were yet to find any identifiable information about the skull, including the gender of the person it belonged to.
Police coroners officer Benjamin Dobbs told the inquest: "On March 1 2021, human remains were found on the site of an abandoned hotel on Egerton Road, Bolton, by members of the public.
"Police attended and a human skull was identified.
"The investigation into the origin of these remains is still ongoing."
Forensic investigators were seen scouring the area after the skull was found just after midnight on March 1st.
Detectives have previously sent the skull for DNA analysis.
They later reported that it was likely to be that of a male and was also likely to be less than 50 years old.
However, Officer Dobbs told the inquest that police investigations were yet to reveal any identifying features about the skull.
The coroner ordered further examinations to take place and asked police to provide an update on "whether further remains will be found".
He then adjourned the inquest without a date listed for a further hearing.
But he said there would be a review of the case on September 10th of this year.
Officers have said they do not believe the discovery of the skull is linked to any other incidents.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said last month: “Forensics are yet to determine the age of the person or how they died.
“It is still not being linked to any other investigation and enquiries are ongoing as to whether it's linked to a missing person but there is nothing to suggest this either way at the moment."
They added: “Nothing was found close to the scene that has provided any further evidential lines of enquiry."
