Man offers human skull for sale in Bosnian market

A man was arrested on Monday in Bosnia-Herzegovina for attempting to sell a human skull in an open air auto market in Sarajevo. The Bosnian police informed the Institute for Missing Persons about the incident, said reports, and this was confirmed by the institute's spokesperson Lejla Cengic. Man offers human skull for sale in Bosnian market She explained that the case was currently being handled by the Cantonal Prosecution in Sarajevo. The spokesperson explained that if forensic analysis showed there was suspicion the that skull came from a victim of the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, the institute would take a DNA sample in order to identify the person in question. Otherwise, said Cengic, the cantonal prosecution and police in Sarajevo would take over the case. Reports from Sarajevo said that local police "confirmed" that a man identified with his initials as M.G., a native of Sarajevo, had tried to sell the skull. According to this, he told the officers that he found the skull "in the territory of the municipality six or seven days ago". FoNet Blic

Man offers human skull for sale in Bosnian market

She explained that the case was currently being handled by the Cantonal Prosecution in Sarajevo.

The spokesperson explained that if forensic analysis showed there was suspicion the that skull came from a victim of the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, the institute would take a DNA sample in order to identify the person in question.

Otherwise, said Čengić, the cantonal prosecution and police in Sarajevo would take over the case.

Reports from Sarajevo said that local police "confirmed" that a man identified with his initials as M.G., a native of Sarajevo, had tried to sell the skull.

According to this, he told the officers that he found the skull "in the territory of the municipality six or seven days ago".