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Excavation work to begin at cafe in Gloucester after police find 'possible evidence' of missing teenager linked to Fred West

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White tent pitched outside Gloucester cafe ahead of dig for suspected Fred West victim

Police are to begin excavation work at the Clean Plate cafe in Gloucester in the search for the remains of a suspected teenage victim of serial killer Fred West.

A white tent has been set up outside the building, where 15-year-old Mary Bastholm worked before her disappearance in 1968.

Investigators found six “anomalies” in the toilet area of the cafe, which are to be dug up.

A TV production crew working on a documentary at the cafe told police they had found possible evidence that the body of the missing teenager could be buried there.

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