Why Australian police took 20 hours to confirm ‘body’ in suitcase was actually a sex doll

Police and experts maintained that investigators followed proper procedures in handling case

Officers may not have fully unzipped the bag containing the sex doll to avoid destroying evidence, one expert says Revelations that a “body” found inside a suitcase was actually a lifelike doll may have been embarrassing for police, but experts say officers followed the correct procedure. New South Wales police on Sund

It took more than 20 hours to establish suspected human remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn were actually a life-like doll. A forensic expert says the extraordinary case shows why investigators can't rush a potential crime scene.

Australian police called in to investigate a body found in a suitcase have concluded that the "victim" was in fact a lifelike doll.

A major Australian police probe into a 'dead body' found in an abandoned suitcase ended after forensic tests revealed the remains were a lifelike sex doll

Police announced that forensic testing had proved the contents were not human and the suitcase was actually stuffed with a lifelike sex doll.

Australian homicide investigation called off after 'body' turns out to be lifelike doll  Reuters

Forensics revealed that the 'realistic' looking body was in fact not human.

Police initially suspecting the suitcase contained the body of a woman in a “state of decomposition”. Examination revealed its contents was a doll-like object.

The airport has apologised for the disruption caused by the runway being closed for 14 hours