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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Jess Molyneux

Lost city church that sparked human remains mystery under Chinese supermarket

A lost city-centre church has sparked the mystery of recently discovered human remains, believed to be 100 years old.

Yesterday, the Liverpool ECHO reported how work is being carried out at the former Hondo Chinese Supermarket, on Upper Duke Street, which closed back in 2017. Shortly after 10am on Wednesday, July 13, police were called to the site after reports that workers had made a discovery.

Forensic officers were seen at the site for over 24 hours and Merseyside Police have confirmed that human remains were found. In a statement, a spokesperson for the force at the time said: "We can confirm human remains, believed to be approximately 100 years old, have been found at a building site in Liverpool.

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