Investigation Into Human Leg Found in Incheon Takes Sudden Turn After Hospital Official's Testimony

Police now believe that the human leg recently discovered at a public recycling facility in Incheon is highly likely to be medical waste.
An official from a nursing hospital in Incheon stated to the police today (June 18), "It is presumed that the human leg discovered at the Songdo-dong Living Resource Recovery Center in Incheon on the 10th was disposed of by our hospital."
Based on the testimony from the hospital official, the police are expected to investigate the specific circumstances surrounding how the waste was disposed of.
Under the current Wastes Control Act, medical waste containing human tissue must be placed in designated containers and collected and transported separately from other waste.
The police believe it is highly likely that the discovered leg belongs to a patient currently receiving treatment at the hospital, and they have requested an emergency DNA analysis from the National Forensic Service.
A police official stated, "We plan to compare the DNA of the discovered body part with the genetic information of the patient."
The official added, "We cannot disclose the specific details regarding how we came to compare the DNA."
Previously, on the 10th at approximately 2:28 p.m., an employee sorting recyclables at the Nambu Regional Living Resource Recovery Center in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, discovered the human leg.
Based on the results from the National Forensic Service, the police had been conducting an investigation under the assumption that the body part belonged to an adult between 161 and 165 centimeters tall.
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