Search for toddler missing since 2014 leads police to grisly discovery

Human remains have been found at a home on Melbourne's western fringe, where police were searching for a toddler who disappeared more than a decade ago.

Detectives and forensic experts excavated parts of a home in Brookfield, 39 kilometres west of Melbourne's CBD, on Monday.

They found the yet-to-be-formally-identified remains about 1.30pm.

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The discovery was made in connection with an investigation into the disappearance of a Brookfield toddler in 2014.

The remains have been referred to a coroner, who is expected to conduct a postmortem "in due course".

The Brookfield toddler was not reported missing at the time of their disappearance, police said.

The current residents of the home have no connection to the missing persons investigation and don't know the people who lived there at the time.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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