POLICE are still unsure over whose remains were on board a boat that was gutted by fire a week ago.
The canal boat Lady of the Lake was burnt out on the night of Friday, November 16, at the Duke’s Cut waterway at Wolvercote, north of Oxford.
Police later found human remains. They said the remains were believed to be the boat’s owner, Kevin Pryor, 49, but said late on Friday night that had still not been confirmed.
A post mortem examination failed to establish the identity.
Det Insp Mike Lynch, who is leading the investigation, said: “We have been working hard to positively identify the person involved.
“We have so far established the human remains were from the body of an adult male. “We have been unable to positively identify this male at this time, and we need to perform further forensic investigations which will continue next week.”
Mr Lynch is now appealing for anyone who has information on Mr Pryor’s movements over the past few weeks to call him on the police enquiry line 101.
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