“Anomalous image” found in unmarked graves search

Police forensic teams are reported to be examining ground close to the Bog Meadows wildlife sanctuary after an “anomalous image” was detected during a radar search for unmarked graves. From the Belfast Telegraph report.

A PSNI spokesman said: “Police are carrying out further investigations surrounding an anomalous image which arose during the survey being conducted by Queen’s University Belfast and Northern Ireland Environment Agency.”

Update BBC report – “Police have ended a search for traces of human remains at Bog Meadows in west Belfast, without anything being found.”

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