A human hand discovered on a playground in Eire is believed to have been dropped by a chook flying overhead.
The physique half was dumped onto an empty schoolyard in northern Dublin round 10:30 a.m. Friday, in accordance with Irish outlet Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE).
Our Girl Immaculate college officers reportedly discovered the hand a pair hours later and notified police. College students had been on break the day of the grotesque discovery.
Detectives checked safety video from the realm. The physique half was handed to forensicists who’re conducting DNA assessments; there have been no experiences indicating foul play.
Seabirds might have carried the hand from the shoreline, in accordance with RTE.
The Irish Impartial mentioned one “prominent theory” is that the hand belongs to an area boy severely injured in a Thursday evening gasoline canister explosion at a bonfire.
In keeping with the Irish Occasions, that 12-year-old sufferer was reportedly one among a number of kids taking part in with the canister within the metropolis’s Darndale space. The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gasoline.
Lessons at Our Girl Immaculate had been scheduled to be again in session Monday.
Initially Revealed: February 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM EST
