Police believe remains found at Dubuque home are small child's

Investigators believe the human remains found on the Dubuque property where a woman charged in connection with the disappearance of a 20-month-old girl lived are of a small child.

Police have offered few details on the remains found in Tamelia Harris' backyard.

She's been charged with felony neglect or abandonment of a dependent person after allegedly giving false information about the whereabouts of Cecilia Denise Harris.

Cecilia was last seen about a month ago.

Authorities allege 32-year-old Tamelia Harris told investigators she sent the girl to live with her grandmother in North Carolina. The grandmother later told police she hadn't seen the child.

Harris later said she sent the girl to live with a friend in Davenport.

She's in custody at Dubuque County Jail and couldn't be reached for comment.

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