Test shows hand found at Dublin school was from young teen injured in gas canister explosion

On February 21, a severed hand was dropped into the Our Lady Immaculate school yard in Darndale by a bird. Fortunately, no children were present due to mid-term break. The hand was linked to a local boy who was severely injured the night before in a gas canister explosion at a nearby bonfire. The authorities conducted DNA analysis to confirm the identity of the hand, which proved to be that of the injured child, highlighting the tragic implications of the accident.

"It has been confirmed that the body part found in the school yard did originate from the male youth injured in the explosion the previous evening."

"Initial suspicions that it was dropped by a bird in the yard were correct and it appears likely that the bird had picked it from the vicinity of the bonfire."

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