The curious case of the cremation ashes left at Newbury racecourse burger van

Despite extensive inquiries by the racecourse and police, no next of kin have been identified. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/PA

It is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?

And why – despite the cremation urn being labelled with a name and a message that hints at a loving family – has no one come forward to claim it?