Human legs found at rubbish dump in Australia

The legs were found at a rubbish dump in Australia
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Michael Howie18 February 2016

Two surgically-removed legs have been found protruding from a rubbish dump in Australia.

The legs were found in a pile of rubbish at a waste centre in Newcastle, about 100miles north of Sydney.

“It appears the legs were surgically removed and may have ended up there by mistake,” a police statement said.

The legs came from two different people, according to the Australian news service ABC.

It is believed the legs were removed during a “legitimate surgery” and dumped, along with syringes and blood vials.

Lorraine Long from the Medical Error Action Group said she was worried that cost-cutting within the health system could be to blame for the mix-up.

“You know even a family member reading the news or listening to it and finding out their limbs were found and they’ve got a loved one who’s just had an amputation, I mean it is just repulsive.”

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