Children find human tooth while playing in Devon garden

A human tooth found in a garden is to be examined by archaeologists, police have said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the tooth, about 2.5cm (1in) long, was found in the garden of a property in a south Devon town at about 16:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Ameila Bax said her three-year-old son, and her friend’s son, eight years old, were playing in the garden when they found it.

“We weren’t completely sure it was human to start with,” she said. “I checked with my friend who is a vet nurse and we kind of ruled out all of the other animal teeth. We’re like ‘no, that is human’.”