Sex doll mistaken for murder victim in Australia
Police in rural Australia launched a homicide investigation after two men discovered a suitcase containing what appeared to be human remains. Forensic testing later confirmed the object was a highly realistic sex doll.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the challenges law enforcement faces when dealing with hyper-realistic items that can trigger false alarms and consume public resources.
Police said “forensic examinations” had shown it was actually a “lifelike doll”, replete with clothes, hair and a nose piercing.
Listen SYDNEY – A lifelike sex doll was briefly mistaken for a murder victim after it was found inside a suitcase dumped in rural Australia, police and local media said on Aug 10.
Two men were driving through the Australian countryside on Aug 9 when they stumbled across an abandoned suitcase seemingly packed with human remains.
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