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May 12 2011
Police hope that DNA can help identify human remains


Bradford police are hoping that DNA profiling can help identify human remains found in a tent close to the town centre at the beginning of last month, as reported in the April edition of The Pavement. After appealing for information from the public, police received ‘dozens’ of potential names from members of the public, but are yet to make a positive identification.

The body is believed to be that of a rough sleeper, though the remains were such that police have been unable to tell whether the victim was even male or female - and it is thought that they body had lain dead since last summer. The tent was in undergrowth set back from the main road, and was out of public view.

The bones have now been sent to a forensic laboratory, in the hope of making a DNA match. Detective Inspector Mark Long, of Bradford South CID, who is leading the investigation into the discovery of the body, said, “The bones have been sent to our forensic laboratory to try to establish who the person is. The process will take about a month, but we are hoping the scientists will be able to get a DNA profile, so we can put a name to the remains. The death is being treated as non-suspicious, so the main thrust of our inquiry is to identify who the person is. There is nothing to suggest there has been any criminal offence.”

 

• Anyone with information should call Bradford South CID on 0845 6060606 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555111.

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