Mystery over human bones found in river

Rescue ship took on too many to sail

POLICE are stumped by a discovery of human bones found in bin bags in a river.

A postmortem has not shed any light on identification of the deceased or a cause of death.

A murder investigation was launched due to the suspicious circumstances in which the bones were found on Thursday.

Officers have been searching the River Stour, between Meadow Gates and Croft Bridge in Sudbury, Suffolk.

In an update yesterday police said that more tests are needed and that it “will be a lengthy process”.

Temporary Det Supt Mike Brown, of Suffolk Police, said: “This was somebody’s child, parent, partner or sibling.” He added patrols were being stepped up in the area.

HUNDREDS of migrants stranded on a rescue boat funded by artist Banksy were yesterday transferred to safety on another ship.

The Louise Michel was unable to move after picking up 219 migrants off the Libyan coast since Thursday.

It had been stranded off Malta for around 12 hours on Saturday, before the Italian coastguard moved in to rescue 49 of the most vulnerable people.

The coastguard also collected the body of a man who died before the vessel could reach a rubber dinghy a day earlier.

Another humanitarian ship, the Seawatch 4, has since taken all the remaining people on board.

A tweet from the Louise Michel account said: “Just transferred all remaining guests onto #Seawatch4, who now have about 350 people on board.

“It’s not over: We demand a Place of

Safety for all survivors, now.” The boat’s crew had earlier been close to declaring “a state of emergency” after claiming European officials ignored calls for help.

The 31-metre motor yacht, a former French navy boat, features some of Banksy’s art including a girl in a life vest holding a heart-shaped safety buoy.

It was named after a 19th century French anarchist and teacher.

The crew bought it with the proceeds from sales of Banksy artworks.

Banksy, widely believed to be from Bristol, reportedly first made contact with Pia Klemp, an experienced captain of a number NGO boats, in September last year, asking if he could help.

On Friday morning, the crew said they had rescued 89 people, including 14 women and four children, and were seeking a place of safety for them.

CROWD DANGER The rescued migrants on Banksy ship TO THE RESCUE Boat came from French navy SAFE Sea Watch took migrants

HUNT Police in River Stour