A toddler's remains have been discovered buried in a back garden by officers probing a disappearance . Police uncovered the body, which had been there for more than a decade, following six hours of excavation.

The devastating find of the 18-month-old boy occurred at a property in Melbourne, Australia . The child was interred in a 'grave' merely 50cm below ground level at the Brookfield residence, according to 7 News.

It's understood that the remains belong to a youngster who resided at the address with his two siblings in 2014, before the family departed overseas, possibly to Albania. The tot wasn't reported as missing at the time, but Melton Crime Investigation Unit launched an inquiry into his disappearance earlier this year, The Mirror reports .

The property's present owner was

See Full Page