Mystery as human FINGER BONE found inside new pair of Primark socks at Essex store

COPS launched an investigation after an unsuspecting shopper found a human finger bone in a pair of Primark. Essex Police said the socks, which were bought from the Colchester store on December 10, contained what is believed to be a fragment of a bone. There was no skin found on the bone so it is […]

COPS launched an investigation after an unsuspecting shopper found a human finger bone in a pair of Primark.

Essex Police said the socks, which were bought from the Colchester store on December 10, contained what is believed to be a fragment of a bone.

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Essex Police are investigating the discovery of a bone that was found in a pair of Primark socks[/caption]

There was no skin found on the bone so it is not believed to be from a recent injury.

A force spokesperson said: “We have investigated as reasonably and proportionally as possible.

“At this time it is not linked to a criminal act.

“It is a possibility it was placed in the sock in its country of origin, but this cannot be confirmed.”

Without further testing, officers cannot be certain of the origin or age of the bone, which was reported on January 2.

The store said the bone doesn’t appear to be from an injury that occurred in its supplier’s factory.

A Primark spokesman said: “It is highly probable that the object was placed in the socks by an individual for unknown reasons.

“Primark has been the subject of isolated incidents in the past which have subsequently been found to have been hoaxes.

“Following our own and the police investigation, we consider the matter closed.”

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