'Dead body' at De Montfort University turns out to be medical mannequin
Share This Article:
Fears of a murder investigation at De Montfort University were slashed on Friday after a ‘dead body’ turned out to be nothing but a medical mannequin.
Police rushed to the Leicester campus after an unnerved passerby reported seeing a corpse being pushed around the campus in a wheelchair. The ‘body’ was covered in a black plastic bag and had been wheeled half a mile from a hospital.
It wasn’t until police watched CCTV footage and interviewed local business owners that they found the ‘dead body’ was actually just a dummy used to train medical students.
Tony Cape, a pub landlord, was asked to show police footage from his security cameras.
He said: “When I asked them what they were looking for they showed me this picture of a dead body taken by the camera across the road.
"It put me on a bit of a downer, to be honest. I wasn’t expecting to see a dead body. It was gruesome. They didn’t say anything about it being a mannequin.”
Leicester Royal Infirmary apologised for causing unnecessary distress after admitting the mannequin belonged to them.
A spokesperson said: “They were doing some training for medical students at De Montfort University. It was such a nice day they decided to walk rather than drive.
“It is a very realistic looking mannequin and it is used to train our future doctors and nurses.”
Police rushed to the Leicester campus after an unnerved passerby reported seeing a corpse being pushed around the campus in a wheelchair. The ‘body’ was covered in a black plastic bag and had been wheeled half a mile from a hospital.
It wasn’t until police watched CCTV footage and interviewed local business owners that they found the ‘dead body’ was actually just a dummy used to train medical students.
Tony Cape, a pub landlord, was asked to show police footage from his security cameras.
He said: “When I asked them what they were looking for they showed me this picture of a dead body taken by the camera across the road.
"It put me on a bit of a downer, to be honest. I wasn’t expecting to see a dead body. It was gruesome. They didn’t say anything about it being a mannequin.”
Leicester Royal Infirmary apologised for causing unnecessary distress after admitting the mannequin belonged to them.
A spokesperson said: “They were doing some training for medical students at De Montfort University. It was such a nice day they decided to walk rather than drive.
“It is a very realistic looking mannequin and it is used to train our future doctors and nurses.”
You might also like...
People who read this also read...
TRENDING
TRENDING CHANNELS
CONTRIBUTOR OF THE MONTH