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CLEVELAND (AP) — A medical examiner is working to identify the cause of death of a young child whose remains were found in the yard of a Cleveland home after two days of searching for a possible missing child.
Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia (chahch) says investigators discovered the remains Tuesday while digging in the yard after cadaver dogs on Monday turned up nothing.
Police have been working with the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County medical examiner and the FBI in an investigation that began with a tip a 5-year-old boy was buried in the yard.
Police say the missing boy's mother originally said he was in Houston with paternal relatives.
They say the woman was taken into custody in connection with the death after further investigation and interviews. No charges had been filed.
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