A decapitated body was discovered by authorities in a Mississippi house over the weekend– however just after a dog was spotted bring a severed arm, authorities stated.
The stomach-turning case in Jackson, which the mayor called “among disgust,” emerged Saturday after an individual called authorities to report a dog discovered what appeared like an arm, authorities stated, according to WLBT-TV.
The remainder of the body, minus the victim’s head, was discovered behind a deserted house in the woods on Sunday, stated Jackson authorities, according to the tv station.
The head of the body was not discovered since earlier Monday, according to numerous regional reports. The victim hasn’t been recognized, however seemed a white male, according to Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart, WAPT-TV reported.
” We are actively examining the matter,” stated Abraham Thompson, leader of the Jackson Investigative Service Bureau, according to WJTV. “We do have detectives today at a number of areas to where they’re acting on all leads.”
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba was inquired about the uncommon case in a press instruction Monday.
” That is a really graphic and harsh photo,” he stated. “Anytime anybody is damaged in any method– the (mutilation) of a body– naturally my response is among disgust, is among issue.”
He later on included, “I need to know what occurred. It’s not something you grow familiar with, you ever wish to grow familiar with.”
