Sandringham Body Discovery: Police Conclude Search Of Queen's Estate After Dead Woman Found

Police Conclude Sandringham Search After Body Discovery On Queen's Estate

Police have concluded the search of the Queen's estate where the body of a woman was found.

Officers carried out a detailed search of a wooded area at the royal estate following the discovery of the remains on New Years Day.

The body is expected to be identified on Monday, Norfolk Police said.

The remains at Sandringham were spotted by a dog walker in woods on farmland near Anmer, about a mile from the main gate to Sandringham House.

Analysis of bone development and other samples have helped detectives identify the body as that of a white woman aged between 15 and 23.

The force has consulted botanists who say seasonal growth patterns suggest that the absence of ivy growing over the body means it was not put there earlier than August.

One case the force is looking at is the disappearance of Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva, 17, from Wisbech, who has not been seen since August.

But police said they had been in touch with "several other families" to inform them of progress.

The site where the body was found is used regularly for pheasant and partridge shoots, often attended by members of the royal household.