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Police searching for human remains at a Jersey youth hostel are now focusing on a bricked-up cellar.
Officers were alerted to the former children's home Haut de la Garenne after a child abuse investigation was launched last November with allegations dating back to the 1960s.
Intelligence from the investigation led police to search the property, and on Saturday the remains of a child were discovered within the former Victorian school and orphanage in St Martin.
A further six sites are to be looked at, including a number of hotspots at the cellar which were identified by a sniffer dog.
Jersey's deputy chief police officer, Lenny Harper, could not say how long the cellar had been sealed.
It is understood that former residents at the home were forced into solitary confinement - but when asked if the cellar was used for this Mr Harper declined to comment.
"We are concentrating on a cellar that was at one stage bricked up," he said. "It is a very slow methodical process.
"We have had some positive indications from the dog but there could be a number of explanations.
"At this stage we just don't know if there are more bodies."
The remains found on Saturday were sent to the UK for dating, and officers believe they have been there for more than five years.
The allegations span a period from the 1960s up to the early years of this decade, although police said the bulk of them focused on the 1970s and 1980s.
The Haut de la Garenne closed as a children's home in 1986.
A police spokeswoman said more than 140 potential victims had contacted a helpline since the investigations began.
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