21 ANCIENT HUMAN SKULLS STOLEN FROM HISTORIC CHURCH IN 'APPALLING' CRIME

Thieves have stolen 21 ancient skulls from the ossuary of an historic church in the county of Kent, U.K. Local police launched a witness appeal on Wednesday, after thieves lifted the skulls from St. Leonard’s Church in Hythe.


Police think the thieves struck some time between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, leaving a broken lock behind.

We are investigating after 21 ancient human skulls were reported stolen from St Leonard's Church in #Hythe - can you help? https://t.co/8M7rFPvPWb pic.twitter.com/53S9Qimlpb

— KentPoliceShepway (@kentpoliceshep) July 18, 2018

St. Leonard’s ossuary is thought to house the partial remains of between 2,000 and 4,000 people, the church reported. More than 1,000 skulls line the shelves of the ossuary, which also contains an enormous pile of bones and skulls measuring 25 foot long, six foot wide and six foot high. The remains are thought to be between 900 and 600 years old.