Burned human remains in Motherwell LIVE: Police confirm body found was of man

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A police probe has been launched after burned human remains were found on a football pitch in Motherwell.Charred remains of the unidentified person were discovered by a member of the public, thought to be a dog walker, with the alarm being raised around 9am on Saturday morning.Emergency services, including fire crews, were dispatched to the scene.Police are probing the grim discovery and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.

This is a breaking news story. We will bring you live updates throughout the day. Police have revealed that the burned human remains found on a football pitch in Motherwell today were of a man.We told how the chilling discovery was made by a dog walker at around 9am this morning on the pitch behind Margaret Drive in the Lanarkshire town.

READ MORE Another neighbour said: "We had no idea what had happened. We heard the police and fire brigade arrive at the scene around 9am."It's so sad.

This is a quiet area. It's quite a shock."A third neighbour said: "A fire crew arrived followed by police early this morning."They quickly put up a cordon around the playing field so we knew something serious had happened. "This is a quiet street and locals keep to themselves."One neighbour, who asked not to be named, told the Record: "A dog walker found the body this morning. "Apparently they were seen panicking and ran down the street.