POLICE have launched a probe after a piece of human jawbone was discovered near a river.
The grim discovery was made on Saturday in Rowhedge.
Officers are now investigating and have been in the village since Wednesday afternoon.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We were called at 2.35pm on Saturday March 16 with reports a jawbone believed to be human had been found along a river walk in Rowhedge.
"Enquiries are ongoing."
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