Police in Edinburgh see funny side after making bizarre discovery of model skeleton

Police officers in Edinburgh were almost rendered speechless after finding a model skeleton, which had been left in Inverleith.

Police shared the discovery with the public on social media, and wrote: “We were scratching our skulls thinking of something humerus to say”.

They are trying to track down the owner, and said: “We make no bones about our commitment to finding its owner.

Anyone who knows who the skeleton belongs to has been asked to call 101 and quote reference number 0465 17/01/22.

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