Crawley police incident: Discovery of animal body parts led to woodland closure
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Sussex Police officers taped off the entrance to Ewhurst Wood in Crawley on Tuesday afternoon (October 10).
“We attended an area off Ifield Avenue in Crawley yesterday afternoon after a report of bags filled with what appeared to be remains,” a police spokesperson said.
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Hide Ad"Experts have now confirmed that the recovered items are animal body parts, not human.”
Police the cordon was in place overnight ‘as a precaution’ while forensics tests were completed.
Officers have thanked the public for their patience while this work was carried out.