A man found what is believed to be the remains of a human skull while mowing his Colchester lawn.

The gruesome discovery was made about 8pm yesterday in a High Woods garden. Police officers have seized the find for forensic pathologists to run tests on today.

The results are expected today. A police spokesman said it was too early to say where the object came from or what it is.

He said if the discovery was revealed to be human and within living memory, about 30 years, the site could be cordoned off as a crime scene.

Published Friday, September 3, 2004

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