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Skull Found in Los Hornos Yard Prompts Probe Into Possible Study Specimens

Prosecutors are testing the backyard find as evidence nearby raised the prospect of discarded anatomical material.

Overview

  • While mowing his lawn in Los Hornos, La Plata, a resident spotted a skull and other semi-buried bones and alerted police on Saturday.
  • Officers secured the scene and called in Policía Científica, and the case is being handled by UFI No. 2 under fiscal Betina Lacki.
  • Forensic teams began work that night, paused due to insufficient light, and will resume to confirm whether the bones are human and to determine their age and origin.
  • Investigators found notes and items commonly used by medical students near the remains, prompting a credible non-criminal hypothesis involving discarded study material.
  • The property is on Calle 150 between 57 and 58, and the man said he has lived there about a year; the incident was logged as a finding of bone remains.