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Cops Say Discoveries Inconclusive
posted (December 31, 2018)
Today at the press briefing, police confirmed that the skin samples were human remains but without DNA testing they can't say if they belong to Young.

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB Belize City
"On Saturday, I know that the family was conducting their searches in the Burrell Boom area, and thereafter, they had received some information about a smell coming out of some yard by the Maskall area. As a result, the family proceeded there. It is about a mile off the Philip Goldson Highway, a mile into Maskall, and it's about 150 yards inside of a swampy area, where they found a small shallow grave. Inside of the shallow grave, a wig was found, and also, suspected human flesh was found inside of the shallow grave. The scene was processed, and the wig and the suspected human flesh was collected. On Sunday morning, the pathologist examined the human remains, and he confirmed that it is indeed human remains."

"We cannot tell you that it is that of the missing female, or if it is for somebody else. It's a matter that the samples are held as exhibit, and we have to test it to do a DNA [analysis] to determine whether it belongs to her, or if it is for somebody else."

We will keep following this evolving story.

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