A woman hands an officer flowers in poignant tribute as the police search continues for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett. chrisslaterMEN reports
There was an and eerie and sombre atmosphere on the moors above Oldham today as specialist officers battled inclement weather during their resumed search for the remains of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett.
READ MORE: Keith Bennett's brother sceptical amid search for child's remains - after 'part of skull pictured and sent to police' The officers emerged on only a handful of occasions, at one point climbing the hill in order to collect more evidence bags before again walking the treacherous route down to the search area.
During one of the brief periods where the sun broke through the clouds, there was a poignant moment when a woman pulled up in her car to hand over a bunch of flowers to an officer guarding the entrances to one of the tracks leading to the dig site.
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