Police Say Child’s Skull Found In Opelika

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The partial skull of a 5- to 7-year-old child was found Saturday near a home at Brook Haven Trailer Park, Opelika, Ala., police said.

Authorites were called about 10:47 a.m. CST to an area in the 1700 block of Hurst Street after a resident found what was thought to be a human skull, police said.

“It does appear to be that of a 5- to 7-year-old child,â€￾ said Lee County Coroner Bill Harris. The sex and age of the child are unknown.
Police sealed off the area after arriving on the scene, but no other remains were located. Harris said the skull may have been brought to the area by a dog or other animals.

Officials have very few leads on the identity of the skull. “Right now we don’t have anything to go on other than we don’t even have a full skull,â€￾ Harris said. “It is a partial skull. We are missing the lower jawbone.â€￾

To search for more remains, Harris said authorities will bring in cadaver dogs.

Police have no report of a missing child to look for clues in the identity. “We’ve got nobody missing,â€￾ the coroner said.

The investigation continues by the police department and the Lee County Coroner‘s Office. Police did not return phone calls seeking comment on the skull.

Anyone with information on the skull should call Opelika Police Department Investigative Services Division at 334-705-5220, Opelika Communications at 334-705-5263
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