Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Police have closed an investigation into a jar of preserved human remains found in an empty house in Liverpool.
Merseyside Police confirmed that no further action would be taken after establishing that the grim discovery was in fact a historical medical specimen.
Officers found the jar after they were called to reports of suspicious circumstances at a house on Wordsworth Street in Toxteth shortly after midday on Monday.
The jar was reportedly found by builders working at the house, which is being renovated after being empty 'for years', according to neighbours.
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