Overview
- Workers clearing an over-100-year-old house in Burgheim reported bone fragments in a hastily repaired hole after a colleague fell through.
- The site was secured and Kriminalpolizei Ingolstadt took over, with forensic examination of the material now underway.
- Authorities say there are no indications of a violent crime at this stage and are considering whether the remains were displaced from the neighboring cemetery.
- Staff at the removal company told police they believed they saw part of a human skull among the fragments, though officials have not confirmed this.
- Police also note the bones could be of archaeological origin and they have not yet determined how long they have been at the location.