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Chiara Fiorillo & Aaron Morris

Police dig for Ian Brady and Myra Hindley victim Keith Bennett after skull is found on Manchester Moors

Police are digging on Saddleworth Moor for murder victim Keith Bennett, after a skull - believed to be of a child aged around 12 - has been found.

The boy was snatched 58 years ago by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and his body was sadly never found - but now, detectives are preparing to dig up a selected area in hope that they can recover Bennett's remains.

Last night, forensic anthropologists from Greater Manchester Police were examining potential samples of body tissue taken from the moors - with hopes that a breakthrough can help crack the infamous Moors Murder case which has been unresolved for six decades.

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