{"id":564384,"date":"2026-08-10T05:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/564384\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:02:13","slug":"human-remains-found-in-bag-on-nsw-roadside-belong-to-life-like-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/564384\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Human remains\u2019 found in bag on NSW roadside belong to life-like doll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspected human remains found in a discarced suitcase by the side of a regional road in New South Wales have turned out to be a life-like doll. <\/p>\n

A major police operation kicked into gear on Sunday, when a suitcase with decomposed remains inside was found by two members of the public at Oallen, about 60km southeast of Goulburn, just before 1pm.<\/p>\n

Police on Monday morning said they believed the remains belonged to a woman, prompting a major police response and forensic examination of the scene.<\/p>\n

Superintendent Linda Bradbury later announced forensic investigations had ruled out that the remains belonging to a human. <\/p>\n

“We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are, but we can identify that they are not human,” she told reporters in Goulburn.<\/p>\n

“They were mistaken for a human originally, so they are very realistic in the term of looking like human remains … but we have confirmed they are not.”<\/p>\n

\"Superintendent<\/p>\n

Superintendent Linda Bradbury addressing media in Goulburn on Monday. Source: Nine (Source: Nine)<\/p>\n

Police this afternoon confirmed the item located inside the bag was a life-like doll, wearing clothing, with hair and a nose piercing. <\/p>\n

“The item also had markings that resembled bruises and grazes,” police added. <\/p>\n

Investigations had now concluded. <\/p>\n

The discovery was initially made by two men who had stopped on the side of the road while out for a weekend drive.<\/p>\n

Oallen in the Southern Tablelands region of NSW, is about 109km northeast of Canberra and 225km southwest of Sydney.<\/p>\n

– Addtional reporting by AAP<\/p>\n

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