Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were discovered Thursday at a West Village building undergoing renovations, police sources said.
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Skeletal remains were discovered Thursday by construction workers renovating a West Village garden, prompting a police investigation.
Officers from the 6th Precinct responded to a 911 call around 11 a.m. on Nov. 5 from construction workers at 79 Christopher St., who reported making the grizzly find in the rear of the property.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the workers were renovating a garden adjacent to St. John’s Lutheran Church when they came across what appeared to be a skull alongside roughly five bones in a square on the ground that could suggest a grave.
The building at 79 Christopher St. is connected to the church, and investigators are looking into whether a cemetery may have once occupied the property. The remains appeared to be significantly aged, sources said.
The entire building was undergoing construction at the time of the discovery.
The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing.
