A discovery not so macabre as that. Dieppe Police (Seine-Maritime) came for nothing on Tuesday after a disturbing alert regarding
a body… who turned out to be a simple mannequin, report Information about Dieppe.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., police received a call regarding the discovery of a dead body. A passerby had just discovered what appeared to be a lifeless human body in a car, parked in a
Dieppe.
A black slave mannequin
Police surrendered and found the vehicle in question, registered in the UK. Inside, in the backseat, they found wrapped packaging in the shape of a human body. The seat belt was on and the shoes were sticking out of the package.
The police kicked the car windows in an attempt to wake the person inside, to no avail. Finally, the owner of the vehicle, a Briton, arrived and explained everything. The body was a simple mannequin with the effigy of a black slave, wrapped so as not to create controversy with passers-by.
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