Gardai are investigating after a body part was found at Our Lady Immaculate school in Darndale today. The Irish Independent reports the grisly find is a severed hand.
Gardaí in Coolock are investigating while it has also emerged that the remains are not skeletal. The school is closed because of the mid-term break.
One line of inquiry is that the hand may have been brought to the school by an animal which may dug it up.
A garda spokesman said “Gardaí were alerted to the discovery of partial human remains at a premises in Darndale, Dublin 17 this afternoon.
“A scene is currently being held and the State Pathologist has been notified, in line with standard practice.
“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.
“There is a number of unanswered questions at this early stage of the investigation.''
