The curious case of the cremation urn left at Newbury racecourse
Key takeaways
- Despite extensive inquiries by the racecourse and police, no next of kin have been identified.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIt is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?
- And why – despite the cremation urn being labelled with a name and a message that hints at a loving family – has no one come forward to claim it?
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Despite extensive inquiries by the racecourse and police, no next of kin have been identified. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/PAView image in fullscreen Despite extensive inquiries by the racecourse and police, no next of kin have been identified. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/PAUK news. The curious case of the cremation urn left at Newbury racecourse Urn with loving message to a person named as Gary Bonsor to be buried in local churchyard after efforts to find family draw a blank
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIt is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?
And why – despite the cremation urn being labelled with a name and a message that hints at a loving family – has no one come forward to claim it?