NO human remains were found in the garden of a south London house once owned by a convicted paedophile.

Police confirmed that a 10-day search of the property on Walton Green, in New Addington, had found nothing.

An anonymous letter which claimed that two bodies were buried in the garden of the house, near Croydon, triggered the search.

A police spokesman said: "We are satisfied there are no human remains there.

"Following an allegation that two bodies were buried there over 35 years ago, we set up an incident team to carry out a thorough investigation.

"This stage of the investigation is finished. We are now reviewing the situation as a result of information gathered during the investigation."

Last week police said the letter's author had been identified and was now being looked after by family liaison officers.

The house was the former residence of 72-year-old paedophile Leslie Ford-Thrussell who was jailed for 12 years in June 2004 for a string of sex offences on nine girls, some as young as six.

The former landscape gardener was convicted of seven counts of rape and 23 counts of indecent assault over a period of 17 years.

However Ford-Thrussell was not thought to be living at the address 35 years ago.