Belgian police mistake plastic mannequin for body

Police set up security perimeter, waited for coroner to examine body in what officials thought was potential homicide

By Nur Asena Erturk

Police in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia mistook a mannequin for a corpse, media reports said Wednesday.

Residents in the eastern highland of High Fens (Hautes Fagnes) notified police Tuesday of a body under branches and bushes, whose foot was visible under a blanket, according to the Brussels Times newspaper.

Police set up a security perimeter, labeled the area as a crime scene, and waited for the coroner to examine the body.

The coroner discovered it was not a human but a plastic mannequin, leading to a funny ambiance among officials.

City of Verviers prosecutor Gilles de Villers Grand Champ told reporters that officials thought they were dealing with a homicide.

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