Police are investigating the contents of a container found by a member of the public in a park – who feared they had discovered “human or animal organs”.

Officers were called to Rosehill Park in Sutton, south London, at 4.30pm on Wednesday.

The container has been secured and its contents will be forensically examined, the Metropolitan Police said.

But the person who found it described the contents as “human or animal organs”.

A cordon remains in place at the scene.

Read more from Sky News:
Police officer suspended after ‘disturbing’ video
Syria’s Bashar al Assad makes surprise visit to Russia

Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News

Be the first to get Breaking News

Install the Sky News app for free

Rosehill Park is a short walk from Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children and St Helier Hospital.

The investigation continues.

Related posts:

Most pubs don’t have a beer garden – so where will you be able to have a pint when outdoor areas reopen? Ambulance worker dies after object strikes windscreen during response to 999 call English football announces total social media boycott in response to online abuse Tennis star Emma Raducanu takes on Duchess of Cambridge at homecoming event In pictures: Thousands turn out to say thank you to Queen Elizabeth II Future industrial action ‘will be even bigger’ if ministers do not act, union boss warns Two men jailed for murder and property fraud plot of 71-year-old woman From school bullies to Diana tragedy – the events that shaped Britain’s King Man, 26, dies after suspected ammonia attack Parents urged to book missed MMR vaccines amid ‘very real risk’ of measles outbreaks Detectives launch murder probe into death of man Manchester United beat Tottenham to win Women’s FA Cup final