Live hand grenade found during house move

A family called in Thames Valley Police after they discovered a live hand grenade when moving house.

With the help of the Army's Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Bomb Disposal, the munition was identified as a live Mills Bomb No 36, dating back to the Second World War.

The British hand grenade had been handed down over the years by relatives and was disposed of in a safe manner.

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According to the bomb disposal team, this type of munition find is not uncommon.

In the event of such a discovery, the team advises members of the public to ring 999 and assume anything which presents as an explosive device or a suspicious package is live and dangerous until verified otherwise by experts.