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A ‘body’ found in a suitcase was actually a sex doll. How did NSW police get it so wrong?

The Guardian World Wednesday 12 August 2026, 01:03 UTC By Kat Wong 1 min read
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Officers – correctly – may not have fully unzipped the bag containing the lifelike doll to avoid destroying evidence, one expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRevelations that a “body” found inside a suitcase was actually a sex doll may have been embarrassing for police, but experts say officers followed the correct procedure. New South Wales police on Sunday were called to Oallen, a town near Goulburn,...

Officers – correctly – may not have fully unzipped the bag containing the lifelike doll to avoid destroying evidence, one expert says

Revelations that a “body” found inside a suitcase was actually a sex doll may have been embarrassing for police, but experts say officers followed the correct procedure.

New South Wales police on Sunday were called to Oallen, a town near Goulburn, after two members of the public found a suitcase containing what they believed to be human remains, dumped on the side of the road.

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