Children's mummy in Vöcklabruck: Investigations finally completed!

Children's mummy in Vöcklabruck: Investigations finally completed!

A shocking find shaken the Austrian city of Vöcklabruck: a children's mummy was discovered in a basement of a local middle school. The Wels public prosecutor has now completed its investigation after several months. The time of death was determined by careful reports, and the Steyr public prosecutor's office considered the case to be largely clarified. However, it remains unclear what will happen to the body now, such as The crown reported .

The mummified children's corpse was found in the school building in the school building in early December 2024 and immediately alerted the school management and the police. Authorities were quickly involved and initial investigations started. Interestingly, the investigators assume that the mummy may have been used beforehand as a teaching material for "visual purposes" in the classroom. So far there is no evidence of a violent crime, which makes the situation no less bizarre. The Wels public prosecutor has also ordered a comprehensive examination of the body, which is carried out by forensic doctors in Salzburg. These have to clarify how old the body is and on what cause the child died. The final results of these investigations are still pending, such as Nachrichten reported .

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The investigation should also clarify whether there is further information on the unusual find. The British mummification of education is not common and raises questions about the use of human remains in class. While the judiciary is now working on the last pieces of the puzzle, the public remains excited about the results of the forensic analyzes, which could possibly bring new knowledge to light.