Human remains have been found in a suburban home's backyard by police investigating the disappearance of a toddler more than a decade ago.
Victoria Police said they discovered the remains in Brookfield, in Melbourne's west, on Monday with the assistance of Australian Federal Police and forensic investigators.
"A preliminary excavation of the area uncovered the yet to be formally identified human remains around 1.30pm," police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The child was not reported missing at the time of their disappearance.
The coroner has been advised and a post-mortem is being prepared with the Missing Persons Squad to lead the ongoing investigation.
The residents of the property have no knowledge or connection to the investigation or to the people who lived at the property at the time, police said.
