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| Police investigate moor 'remains' | Police investigate moor 'remains' |
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| Police are investigating reports that human remains have been found on Saddleworth Moor on the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. | Police are investigating reports that human remains have been found on Saddleworth Moor on the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. |
| West Yorkshire Police were called at about 1300 BST to reports of remains being found at Wessenden Head Road on the moor, near Huddersfield. | |
| A force spokesman said: "It is unclear whether or not the remains are human and enquiries are ongoing." | |
| The discovery is not thought to be connected to the Moors Murders. | |
| Child killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried the bodies of their victims on Saddleworth Moor. | Child killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried the bodies of their victims on Saddleworth Moor. |
| Greater Manchester officers have been actively searching for the body of one of the victims, Keith Bennett, for the last three years. | Greater Manchester officers have been actively searching for the body of one of the victims, Keith Bennett, for the last three years. |
| David Kirwan, the solicitor acting for Keith's mother Winnie Johnson, said on Tuesday that police had not been in touch about any discovery. | David Kirwan, the solicitor acting for Keith's mother Winnie Johnson, said on Tuesday that police had not been in touch about any discovery. |