Woman arrested after police discover human remains
![St Martin's Road in Canterbury. A small residential street. There is a black BMW in the foreground.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/0f7e/live/d831a260-4044-11ef-8af1-7d28c9a79969.png)
St Martin's Road is a residential street in central Canterbury
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after human remains were found at a property in Kent.
The woman, aged 50, was arrested on Thursday when police discovered the remains at a house in St Martin’s Road, Canterbury.
Kent Police said that while officers continue to confirm the identity of the body, the family of missing 65-year-old Jeremy Rickards have been informed.
Mr Rickards was reported missing on 5 July. He had not been seen since the beginning of June.
The force said officers will remain in the St Martin’s Road area while the investigation continues.
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