Police issue update about human remains recently found in Kempsey

Police are continuing to investigate the human remains found in a septic tank in Kempsey last Friday afternoon.

This discovery is currently being treated as an unexplained death and we will be following many lines of enquiry; included within this is to establish if this is connected to the disappearance of a woman from the village of Kempsey in the 1980s.

We are also aware there is some speculation that this discovery may be linked to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh who also went missing in the 1980s. Although we don't believe it to be, until we have the post-mortem results we are not in a position to link the bones to any particular person at this stage and are keeping an open mind.

Supt. Damian Pettit, South Worcestershire's Local Policing Commander said: "This is understandably a concerning discovery for the people living in and around the village of Kempsey. Thankfully findings of this nature are very rare and I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the community that this is very unusual for the area.

"We are conducting a very thorough investigation and have multiple lines of enquiry to explore and one of which is into the disappearance of a woman from Kempsey that was launched in 1982.

"At this stage we don't believe the remains to be connected to the Met Police's missing person investigation for Suzy Lamplugh.

"Until we receive the post-mortem results we are not in a position to clarify any further details.

"I would like to reassure you that we are moving as fast as we can and will keep you informed with any significant updates."