Paramoor Woods: Forensic search for human remains enters fourth month

A specialist forensic search for human remains in remote woodland in Cornwall has now entered its fourth month.

Such is the scale of the operation, an expert group of officers from the National Crime Agency have been working alongside Home Office approved scientists.

The significant search, which began at the start of July, is being led by Devon and Cornwall Police and relates to an ongoing murder investigation.

Image: Four large tents are at the scene of the search operation near the village of Sticker

Image: Officers from three police forces are involved in the search

Other police forces, including West Mercia and the City of London, have also been drafted in to help.

The search is taking place in Paramoor Woods, on the outskirts of the village of Sticker near St Austell.

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