Severed leg found at recycling center likely medical waste: police (opens original article in a new tab)

A severed human leg found at a recycling center in Incheon is being investigated as possible medical waste, with police seeking DNA confirmation of its origin.

• Police in Incheon are investigating a severed human leg found at a recycling center, which may have been medical waste.
• A hospital in Incheon has informed police that it may have disposed of the body part.
• An emergency DNA analysis was requested to confirm if the body part belonged to a hospital patient.