DURBAN - Two hands found in a field in Phoenix have been confirmed to be props.
The hands were discovered by a newspaper distributor on Wednesday morning, wrapped in a blood-stained cloth.
Police sent the hands to the eThekwini District Medico Legal Mortuary, which confirmed that the limbs were made of rubber.
Medico Legal Mortuary Confirms Severed Hands Next to the Road To Be Props: Phoenix - KZNhttps://t.co/HU4L2affZh#ArriveAlive #Limbs #SeveredHands pic.twitter.com/UE2WwtbUmT
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Two (2) severed hands recovered by a newspaper distributor in Trenance Park – KZN has been confirmed by the Medico Legal Laboratory in Phoenix – KZN to be props.https://t.co/HU4L2affZh #ArriveAlive #Limbs #SeveredHands https://t.co/iMEhqmdad0 pic.twitter.com/c596WTnEAl
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