A report's found hundreds of body parts have been pointlessly kept by police for years after suspicious death cases were solved.

An audit by the Association of Chief Police Officers has revealed 492 major organs and limbs dating back as far as 1960 had been preserved.

The highest amounts in England - over 30 - were kept by the Metropolitan, Merseyside and Cambridgshire force ... while Avon and Somerset retained just 2.

Force chiefs have apologised to grieving families.