Cordon to remain for ‘significant amount of time’ while police probe missing people cases after discovery of human bones in Walton Highway

A cordon is expected to remain in place for a ‘significant amount of time’ as police look into cases of missing people after the discovery of human bones.

Police were called to Lynn Road in Walton Highway, Wisbech, at 8.30am on Sunday, following reports that partial human remains had been found by a member of the public.

The police cordon is expected to remain in place for a significant amount of time, while officers explore a number of lines of enquiry, keeping an open mind about the circumstances of how the bones came to be there and who they may belong to.

This will include assessing cases of missing people and relevant existing investigations.

Evaluation and identification of the bones are expected to take some time.

Senior Investigating Officer, Mark Tate said: “There is an extensive amount of work to be completed before we can give a definitive update, and I would ask people not to speculate during this time.

“They can expect to see officers at the location in the coming days as the investigation progresses.”

High profile missing cases in West Norfolk over the years include that of Terry McSpadden, 24, who disappeared on March 2, 2007 after a night out at the Locomotive pub in Wisbech. He had been staying at a property in Elm.

Pamella Exall, who was 22 years old, disappeared from a campsite in Snettisham on the evening of August 27, 1974.

Steven Newing was 11 years old when he went missing from Lee Warner Avenue in Fakenham on September 2, 1969.