Finding into death of Unknown Bones

FORM 37 Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008 Court reference: 924/09

Inquest into the Death of BONES UNKNOWN

Delivered On: 30th August 2010 Delivered At: - Melbourne

Hearing Dates: 30th August 2010 Findings of: IAIN TRELOAR WEST Representation: [list representation]

Place of death/Suspected death: Unknown

SCAU: Sergeant Tracy Weir

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FORM 37 Rule 60(1)

FINDING INTO DEATH WITH INQUEST Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008 Court reference: 924/09 |

In the Coroners Court of Victoria at Melbourne I, IAIN TRELOAR WEST, Deputy State Coroner

having investigated the death of:

Details of deceased: Surname: UNKNOWN First name: BONES

AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 30th August 2010

at Melbourne

find that the identity of the deceased was BONES UNKNOWN

and death occurred at an unknown time, at an unknown place from an unknown cause in the following circumstances:

1. Detective Sergeant Wayne Woltsche of the Hornicide Squad, attended premises at 1221 Ballan Road, Wyndhamvale, Victoria on the 12th February 2009 and recovered human skeletal remains. The remains, located in a rectangular fish tank, were handed in by Kathleen Blamey who indicated she had located the bones approximately two and a half years ago and had kept them for ornamental purpose. She stated that the bones had been found at the rear of her property but that the site had since been covered by approximately fifteen metres of landfill.

2. The sixteen bones were subsequently examined by Forensic Anthropologist, Dr Christopher Briggs, who determined they were from one individual and that there was no evidence of ante mortum trauma. Ancestry, sex, age, nor time since death, could not be determined. Attempts to extract DNA for subsequent profiling proved unsuccessful.

3. On the evidence before me, I can’t identify the deceased, the cause of death, the time, nor place of death.

Signature: ) ; i)

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Deputy State Coroner 30th August, 2010

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