Mystery as two ‘human thigh bones’ are found dumped near Barnsbury pub in brown paper sparking police investigation
Dan Gardner, 44, spotted the pair of femurs lying in an open potato sack as he left his local in Barnsbury, North London
SCOTLAND Yard is investigating after a pair of “human thigh bones" were dumped on a pavement in a brown paper bag.
Pub drinker Dan Gardner, 44, spotted the remains lying in an open potato sack as he left his local in Barnsbury, North London.
Forensics officers sealed off part of posh Cloudesley Square next to a building site for five hours as they examined the bones and took photographs.
Specialists later said they appeared to be human femurs that are "not ancient", although it is not yet known how they got there.
Dan said whoever left them outside the pub on Sunday afternoon “clearly wanted them to be found” as they were displayed so prominently.
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He : “I went over to The Crown, my local pub across the road, at about midday to get some lunch. There was nothing there then.
"I went back home at about 4.30pm. I wandered past and there were these two bones lying on empty brown paper.
“I tried to ignore it, telling myself they were animal bones. But it was playing on my mind. The bones were right next to my house and I kept looking at them through my window and realised I had better call the plod.
"They reckoned the bones were femurs. I was racking my brains to think of any mates who may have been playing a weird prank.”
Dan added: “It’s just odd, as whoever laid the bones there clearly wanted them to be found. The bag was open, and it was in broad daylight with people walking about.”
Scotland Yard said: "Officers and crime scene examiners attended and images of the bones were sent to specialists who advised that the bones appeared to be human.
"Enquiries into where the bones came from and how they ended up in the street are ongoing, but at this early stage the bones are not believed to be ancient.
"It is also too early at this stage of enquiries to confirm if the discovery is suspicious or not."
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