Police searching the Martin Hill Dump for the bodies of the missing Lyn couple. The police found human remains which they believe to be the bodies of Julia and Richard Lyn. - Ian Allen

The police yesterday found human remains believed to be that of Richard and Julia Lyn at a dumpsite in Manchester.

Up to this morning, forensic pathologists were conducting tests on the human remains to determine whether they were that of the missing couple. The Lyns have been missing since December 10.

A police source told THE STAR last night that, based on information received from an eyewitness to the dumping of two barrels at the site, there is good reason to believe the remains belong to the missing Mandeville couple.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Leslie Green confirmed that detectives visited the site following new information received by investigators probing the case. He said "a specific area of interest" was identified which would have been guarded by police officers last night.

When The STAR visited the scene, tight security was observed in the area, preventing bystanders from entering.

"We believe that the area contains two bodies ... We will be conducting a full examination tomorrow (today) with the pathologists attending from Kingston," ACP Green said.

According to him, it would have been unwise to conduct further analyses due to dim light late yesterday which could have compromised possible evidence.

It is understood that the information which led the police to visit the site of interest was revealed during yesterday's second day of intense interrogation with the two suspects held in connection with the disappearance of the couple.

Last week Saturday, the police called off a five-day search at the Martins Hill Dump, having combed through tonnes of solid waste disposed there.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyn, 75 and 71 respectively, who operated Bargain House for Furniture Store in Park Crescent, Mandeville have been missing since December 10.

On that day, their Battersea home near Ingleside in Mandeville was found ransacked. Several items including appliances and their two motor vehicles were also stolen, but have since been recovered.

On Wednesday the police began interviewing the two suspects, Kevin Powell and Lennox Swaby, who have been in custody for almost two weeks. Police claimed the interviews had been delayed because of a "reluctance" by Mandeville attorneys to represent the accused men.

However veteran lawyer Owen Crosbie has agreed to provide free representation for the men.