A member of the public has discovered human skeletal remains in woodland near a retail park in Stoke-on-Trent, police have said. Officers were called to reports of the discovery on land near to Festival Park, Etruria, at around 3.40pm on Sunday afternoon.

Skeletal remains have been found by a member of the public in Stoke-on-Trent. Police were called to land near Festival Park, Etruria, on Sunday afternoon. Staffordshire Police said: "At this time the remains have not been identified. "A scene is in place while investigators examine the scene.

Detectives have launched an investigation after human remains were found in woodland in Staffordshire. The skeletal remains were found by a member of the public on land near to Festival Park in Stoke-on-Trent at around 3.

A member of the public has discovered human remains in woodland near a retail park in Stoke-on-Trent, police have said.

The discovery of skeletal remains in Stoke-on-Trent has prompted a police investigation. Officers were called to land near Festival Park in the Etruria area of the city at 15:40 GMT on Sunday after the remains were found by a member of the public.