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Police seal off London home after shocked builders dig up human body

Power, gas, and water has all been shut off at the home while police investigate as neighbours have spoken out about the horrifying ordeal.

[The house, pictured in 2023 before renovation work started.]

The house, pictured in 2023 before renovation work started. (Image: Google)

Human bones have been uncovered in the garden of a London home, with stunned builders making the grim find last Friday - and the home has been a crime scene ever since.

London's Metropolitan Police raced to the scene in Biggin Hill and quickly cordoned off the unoccupied home on Aperfield Road at about 3.30pm last Friday, the force confirmed.

Biggin Hill is a usually quiet, leafy locale that doesn't usually see much fuss, with the exception of its mega-celeb resident Tom Cruise, who owns a home there.

Until another, slightly less warm body was discovered. The Met has since confirmed the bones found were human after they were sent off for specialist examination.

A spokesperson for the force said: The bones were sent for specialist examination and were confirmed to be human.

[Human remains have been discovered at a home in Biggin Hill]

Human remains have been discovered at a home in Biggin Hill

However, further testing is underway to establish the age of the bones and ascertain identity.The force says that an investigation remains ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

The home has been sealed off ever since, with neighbours still in the dark about what may have happened on their usually quiet little south London street seven days on from the horror discovery.

Authorities are still trying to piece together how the skeleton came to be in the garden of the Aperfield Road bungalow with forensic tents set up as well as temporary fencing to keep the nosy parkers out.

[Police were called to the home last Friday, a spokesperson from the Met Police confirmed]

Police were called to the home last Friday, a spokesperson from the Met Police confirmed

One neighbor told The Sun that the new homeowner had recently purchased the two-bedroom home and had not yet moved in.They said: Nobody lives there at the moment.An old lady lived there for years, but she moved away, and another woman bought it to completely refurbish it. She couldnt move in until theyd finished.The builders discovered something on Friday, and of course, they completely had to stop work.Another neighbour added: The woman whos bought the property is having renovations done. She must be absolutely horrified.Shes had builders in doing all sorts of things. Last week, they were digging up the back patio, and there were piles of rubbish on the drive.A grab lorry came and took some of it away, and then suddenly, on Friday, a police vehicle arrived outside, and police tape went across, and they were there 24/7.The neighbour added: The cordon has come down now because theyve secured the building.

[Forensic investigators in protective gear are standing beside a crime scene cordon, with a blue tent and several vehicles parked in the background.]

Forensic investigators at a crime scene (FILE IMAGE) (Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News)

One insider also told the Sun that power, gas, and water has all been shut off at the home while police investigate.

He also revealed that forensics have been searching the property from top to bottom, and have been preserving evidence on green trays.Local planning documents show an application for a single-storey rear extension at the premise.

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