Overview

• Police were called to Green Park Way near Westway Cross Retail Park on July 30 at 16:09 BST after reports of bones in a burned-out bin.
• Forensic teams retrieved dozens of bone fragments from a charred bin and documented the recovery in footage shared on TikTok and by local outlets.
• Early laboratory analyses by the Metropolitan Police Service have indicated the remains are likely animal.
• The Metropolitan Police have opened a formal investigation into how and why the bones were discarded at the Greenford shopping centre.
• Observers and social media users have questioned the lack of a protective tent over the scene during evidence collection.