Human leg found in front of Sibu recycling shop

SIBU: A worker made a gruesome discovery of a human leg in front of a recycling shop on Jalan Bukit Lima located near a cemetery here.

Acting Sibu OCPD Supt Dr Collin Babat said the limb, from the knee to the foot, was found by the worker who then lodged a report at the Lanang police station on Sunday (Jan 16).

He said police personnel from the station and the district police headquarters' Criminal Investigation Department rushed to the location at 8.30am Sunday.

“A police K9 unit found a plastic bag commonly used by the hospital to store waste found in the cemetery,” he said.

Supt Collin said further examination found traces of soil believed to be from the cemetery.

“The leg is believed to have been kept in a plastic bag and buried at the Bukit Lima Cemetery but was dug up by a dog that must have dragged it to the area where it was discovered,” he said.

He said a check with Sibu Hospital confirmed that the leg was from a diabetic patient who had recently undergone surgery to amputate the leg.

He said the limb was handed back to the hospital for further action.