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Police say they found shoes in a bag near the skeletal remains in South Boston.
Bones recovered by police from a South Boston home were determined to be from an animal, authorities said.
Officers responded to 8 Glover Court shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Monday, where they uncovered skeletal bones after speaking with people working on the home, a Boston Police Department spokesperson said.
Police said they found shoes in a bag next to the skeletal remains.
Previously, BPD told multiple outlets that officials were looking to determine if the remains were from a human or animal.
The bones were taken to the state medical examiner’s office. Authorities determined they were animal bones, James Borghesani, a spokesperson for the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, confirmed Tuesday.
The investigation into the report remains active, police said.
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