A shocking incident occurred last week at an elementary school in north Dublin, Ireland, when a bird dropped a severed hand from its beak onto the school grounds. The Irish police, known as the Gardaí, were alerted to the discovery of what was described as “partial human remains” at the Our Lady Immaculate School in the Darndale neighborhood.
The school, located in Darndale, was already under investigation by the police due to a gas-canister explosion that occurred the previous day. The explosion resulted in a 12-year-old boy losing his hand, according to reports from the Irish Mirror. The incident was captured on CCTV security cameras, which showed a bird dropping the hand onto the school grounds.
The hand was discovered around midday on Friday, during the school’s mid-term break. The area was promptly cordoned off as police initiated an investigation. The identity of the hand’s owner has not yet been confirmed by Irish authorities, but they are investigating the possibility that it may belong to the boy injured in the explosion.
The incident occurred on Thursday when several children were reportedly playing with a gas canister in Darndale. The canister exploded, resulting in the 12-year-old boy losing one of his hands. The Gardaí have since held the scene and notified the State Pathologist, as per standard procedure.
The Gardaí stated, “The remains will be removed for examination and DNA analysis, which will assist Gardaí in confirming the identity and determine the course of the investigation. Enquiries are ongoing.” The investigation is ongoing, and further updates are expected as the situation develops.
In unrelated incidents earlier this year, a security guard in Colorado was found with a severed human hand in his pocket, and two hands were discovered in a bleach-filled crockpot in the Bronx. These hands were suspected to belong to a burned body found at a separate crime scene in Yonkers.