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Dog Brings Human Skull Home in Maipú, Prompting Police Search and Forensic Probe

Authorities ordered forensic and DNA tests to establish identity, sex, time since death.

Overview

  • A resident on Calle Ecuador al 300 reported his dog returned with a skull, which police confirmed was human.
  • During the sweep, officers also located a large bone believed to be from a leg a few meters from the initial find.
  • Despite tracking dogs and special units combing nearby lots, the search did not pinpoint the discovery site or uncover other remains.
  • The Maipú prosecutor’s office assigned Policía Científica and the Genetics area to determine sex, estimate time of death, and run DNA for identification.
  • Officials reported no active missing-person alerts for that sector as investigators weigh scenarios from a recent killing to older discarded remains, with a neighbor’s tip about a homeless man still unverified.