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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Moors murder: Keith Bennett’s brother voices frustration over search

Police on Saddleworth Moor
Police on Saddleworth Moor searching for the remains of Keith Bennett, one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

The brother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett has said he is frustrated, annoyed and confused by an author’s claims in the media to have discovered the 12-year-old’s body as police said the search would continue for the “foreseeable” future.

Forensic science teams who have been digging since Thursday have so far found nothing at a spot on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester, where Russell Edwards said he came across what he believed to be the remains of Keith, who was murdered in 1964 by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

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