Human FINGER BONE found inside new pair of Primark socks in Essex
Talk about a fashion faux pas! An Essex shopper got a little more than they bargained after buying a pair of Primark Socks. It sounds like something out of a horror film, but one man genuinely made the most gruesome of discoveries when, amidst the fluffy cotton, they discovered a genuine human finger bone! It would seem someone who works at a sock factory found a clever way to hide the corpse of their murder victim.
In December 2018 Police in Essex were scratching their heads over this bizarre sock stuffer. The bone wasn’t exactly fresh off the body, thankfully, but how the heck did it end up in a mass-produced sock? Fast forward a whole year, and the investigation stalled. Seems like this style mystery will never be cracked!
Essex Police did their best, stating they investigated as thoroughly as any “reasonable” person would when faced with a rogue finger bone. Turns out, it wasn’t connected to any crime, so the Police asked the public not to panic as it was all going tibia OK.
Unless more evidence pops up (like maybe the rest of the hand or an arm?), the origin of this bonus finger will remain a weird fashion riddle.
Primark’s take? They checked the factory where the socks were made and found nothing suspicious. Their official statement basically boils down to, “Some weirdo probably stuck it in there for kicks.”
Primark seems to specialise in surprise sock-stuffers! Remember the time a shopper in Newcastle found a full-blown SOS letter from a supposed Chinese sweatshop worker tucked in their new socks? At least this time it wasn’t a cry for help, just a rogue bone. Progress, right?
At the time a Primark spokesperson released a statement:
“It is highly probable that the object was placed in the socks by an individual for unknown reasons. Primark has been the subject of isolated incidents in the past, which have subsequently been found to have been hoaxes. Following our own and the police investigation, we consider the matter closed.”
