The Metropolitan Police officers were alerted to the discovery in a garden in Church Grove at the 2.08 am of April 12.
Police believe that unearthed human remains are not recent, but now they are working to establish an identity to which they belonged.
It does not have a trial at this stage and a crime scene remains in place at this time.
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A police spokesman said: “On Saturday, April 12, the Police was called at 14: 08 hours to Church Grove, after the reports that human remains had been unearthed in a garden.
“There is no trial in the leg at this stage and officers are working to establish an identity, Althegh is believed that the remains are not recent.
“The consultations are in the DO and a crime scene remains in place.”
