Several bones and a skull, believed to be the remains of a child, have been found along train tracks near Itami Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, police said Sunday.
According to police and JR West, an employee at Itami Station reported to the police box in front of the station at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday that he had found something that looked like a human bone, NHK reported.
When police searched along the train tracks on the south side of the station, they found several human bones and a skull. The gender is unknown, but the size indicate that they are a child’s remains, police said.
The site where the bones were found is off-limits to the public. There is a fence in front of the tracks to prevent people from entering.
© Japan Today
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garypen
One would assume the police are checking any missing child cases in the area. If none are found that match these remains, then this is most likely a case of child abuse/murder. Otherwise, the parent(s) would have reported the child missing.
wallace
OMG
nandakandamanda
Gruesome. This will be a true test of police work… hoping they can figure it out.
grc
Do forensics know how long the bones have been there?
owzer
If only there were a way to determine it...