COPS probing the alleged murders of mum Bennylyn Burke and her toddler daughter have removed a skip from a house they were searching.
The dumpster was loaded on to the back of a truck and driven away as police continued their investigations, according to onlookers.
Forensics teams are now expected to comb the large rubbish container.
It came after Andrew Innes, 50, was charged with bludgeoning Bennylyn, 25, to death with a hammer and killing her daughter Jellica, two, at his Dundee home.
The search for Bennylyn and Jellica is understood to be ongoing.
One eyewitness to Monday’s late-night skip move at a house in the city revealed: “It was carefully placed on a truck and taken away.
“Cops have set up floodlights behind the home and are working non-stop.”
We told how a UK-wide hunt was launched for Bennylyn and Jellica after they were last seen in Bristol on February 17 then reported missing on March 1.
Innes made no plea on Monday at Dundee Sheriff Court during a private appearance before Sheriff John Rafferty.
Prosecutors claim Bennylyn and Jellica were slain between February 17 and March 5.
The charges state software engineer Innes attacked Bennylyn by repeatedly striking her on the head with a hammer, or similar implement, and murdered her.
They also say he assaulted her toddler daughter “by means unknown” and murdered her. Innes was remanded in custody.
A friend of Bennylyn has told how the mum of two’s disappearance has left loved ones shattered.
She said: “This has broken our hearts. Bennylyn’s daughter was her life. We are beyond devastated.”
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