'Skull' could be a piece of coconut
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'Skull' could be a piece of coconut
by GD on Sun 18 May 2008, 4:42 pm
The suspected skull fragment found at the former Haut de la Garenne children's home in Jersey is probably not bone at all.
UK experts who have been examining the fragment - roughly the size of a 50p coin - told police a month ago that in their opinion the fragment was not bone, but possibly wood or a seed casing.
One of the experts is quoted in today's Mail on Sunday as saying that it could be a small piece of coconut.
If it is bone, then experts say it is very old.
The police announcement that human remains had been found buried within the grounds of the former home sparked a world-wide media frenzy with speculation that a number of bodies could be unearthed.
The sniffer dog which had indicated the possibility of human remains in the area where the suspected bone fragment was found also indicated another six sites.
Police have ruled out the original fragment from their enquiries, but are still waiting for carbon dating results on other finds made in the cellar area of the home. These include children's teeth and fragments identified as bone by anthropologists working at the site.
The results are expected later this week. Senior Investigating Officer Lenny Harper says at that time the police will know more about the possibility that there might have been unexplained deaths of children within Haute de la Garenne.(from CI Online)
Oh dear... looks like the police made a big "cock-up" over this one...
UK experts who have been examining the fragment - roughly the size of a 50p coin - told police a month ago that in their opinion the fragment was not bone, but possibly wood or a seed casing.
One of the experts is quoted in today's Mail on Sunday as saying that it could be a small piece of coconut.
If it is bone, then experts say it is very old.
The police announcement that human remains had been found buried within the grounds of the former home sparked a world-wide media frenzy with speculation that a number of bodies could be unearthed.
The sniffer dog which had indicated the possibility of human remains in the area where the suspected bone fragment was found also indicated another six sites.
Police have ruled out the original fragment from their enquiries, but are still waiting for carbon dating results on other finds made in the cellar area of the home. These include children's teeth and fragments identified as bone by anthropologists working at the site.
The results are expected later this week. Senior Investigating Officer Lenny Harper says at that time the police will know more about the possibility that there might have been unexplained deaths of children within Haute de la Garenne.(from CI Online)
Oh dear... looks like the police made a big "cock-up" over this one...
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