FIVE teeth and fragments of bone have been discovered at Haut de la Garenne.

The discoveries were made by police working in the vicinity of cellars three and four at the former children’s home in Jersey which is at the centre of child-abuse investigations. It is not yet known if the bone is human or animal, but police have said that the teeth are a child’s, thought to be from one aged four or five.

Whether they are from one or more child has yet to be determined. They are undergoing examination in the UK, including carbon dating and possibly DNA testing.

‘The States of Jersey Police can confirm that the teeth and the bone fragments found in the vicinity of cellars three and four have undergone initial examination in the UK,’ said a spokeswoman. ‘There have now been a total of five teeth found. Three were found last week, while two were found the week before.’