Why police took 20 hours to identify 'body' in suitcase as lifelike doll

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.

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Australian police said the doll had markings that resembled bruises and grazes

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

Police initially believed a woman's body was in the suitcase but forensics later showed it was 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.