Fears over blood find in cemetery

Police have issued an urgent appeal after a large amount of blood was found in a cemetery in Cumbria.

Officers were alerted by a member of the public who spotted the pool of blood near the Chapel at the Dalston Road Cemetery in Carlisle on Sunday.

Tests have confirmed that the blood is human and a sample has been sent for DNA profiling.

There is concern that, because of the large amount of blood, someone could be in need of urgent medical attention.

The results of the DNA profiling tests are expected on Wednesday.

The area has been cordoned off for forensic examination, but was due to reopen to the public on Tuesday afternoon.