Kfm understands that the hand is not skeletal and was only put at the location recently.
A severed hand has been discovered at a school in Darndale in Dublin 17.
Kfm understands that the hand is not skeletal and was only put at the location recently.
It will be removed for examination and DNA analysis.
Gardai say this will help them confirm the identity, and determine the course of the investigation.
The scene has been preserved and the State Pathologist has been notified.

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