Finding into death of Remains Unknown Skeleton
Demographics
male
Finding date
2011-05-23
Cause of death
unknown
AI-generated summary
This inquest concerns unidentified human skeletal remains comprising a complete skeleton. The remains were surrendered to police in February 2010 by Ms Veronica Orsini, who had purchased them from the Mentone Education Centre in 1984 as a teaching aid for her fine arts instruction. Forensic anthropological examination by Dr B. confirmed the skeleton was human, of Caucasian origin, likely from the Indian subcontinent, and probably male aged in the teens to early twenties. The skeleton bore the characteristics of a medical teaching specimen. The coroner found it impossible to determine the deceased's identity, date of death, location of death, or cause of death. No further investigation was deemed necessary. The coroner ordered that the remains be released for public burial at an approved facility.
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Coroner's recommendations
- Remains to be released by the Coroner's Court of Victoria for public burial at an approved facility and location
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