 The remains were taken seven years after Mrs Hammond's death |
Animal rights campaigners are being asked to stop protests outside a farm run by the family of a woman whose body was taken from a church graveyard. Darley Oaks Farm in Newchurch, Staffs, breeds guinea pigs for medical research and pickets have been mounted outside over several years.
Police have asked campaigners to call off a protest on Wednesday, following the theft Gladys Hammond's remains.
The 82-year-old's body has not yet been recovered.
Threatening letters
A police spokesman said: "Emotions are still high with Mrs Hammond's family and residents of Yoxall following the desecration of Mrs Hammond's grave."
He thanked campaigners for not attending a protest on Sunday following a similar request.
A further assessment of the possible impact will be held before the next picket on Sunday.
Earlier this week, police said the Hall family had received several threatening letters from a writer who claimed to have Mrs Hammond's remains.
A service was held on Saturday to rededicate Mrs Hammond's grave at the churchyard.
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