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| Human remains found under sheltered housing patio | Human remains found under sheltered housing patio |
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| The remains were found at St Mary's House on Thursday | |
| Human remains have been found under the patio of a sheltered housing site. | Human remains have been found under the patio of a sheltered housing site. |
| Hertfordshire Police was called to St Mary's House, Hemel Hempstead, on Thursday after the remains were discovered by builders digging up the patio. | Hertfordshire Police was called to St Mary's House, Hemel Hempstead, on Thursday after the remains were discovered by builders digging up the patio. |
| The force said officers were making inquiries as to why the remains, which they said were "very old", were at the site. | The force said officers were making inquiries as to why the remains, which they said were "very old", were at the site. |
| The Abbeyfield Society, which runs the sheltered housing site, wrote in a letter to residents that the remains were "estimated to have been there many, many years". | The Abbeyfield Society, which runs the sheltered housing site, wrote in a letter to residents that the remains were "estimated to have been there many, many years". |
| Work is taking place on the patio at St Mary's House | |
| It added that building work had been paused while it waited for forensic teams to visit the site. | It added that building work had been paused while it waited for forensic teams to visit the site. |
| The house was built in the 18th Century, external but the building and attached stables were later converted into flats and bungalows. | The house was built in the 18th Century, external but the building and attached stables were later converted into flats and bungalows. |
| It is now a sheltered housing site, with a mixture of rooms, flats and bungalows, for people over the age of 55. | It is now a sheltered housing site, with a mixture of rooms, flats and bungalows, for people over the age of 55. |
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