Police are investigating whether a batch of homemade bikkies handed out by two students at a US high school were laced with cremated human remains, in one of the most morbid cases of food-tampering since Australia‘s own sewing needle scandal.
Authorities in Davis, California, state they are looking into the claim a pair of DaVinci High School students baked the sugary treats using the ashes of a dead relative, prior to handing them out to as many as nine fellow students.
Davis Police Lieutenant Paul Doroshov told local TV station KOVR that he has never come across a case like this, but has “not heard of anyone getting sick or anybody being harmed as far as physically or physiologically” by the potentially gruesome goodies.
The remaining biscuits have not yet been tested to determine their contents.
Doroshov said the unique nature of the case, and the fact it currently relies on student testimony, may make it challenging to actually press charges.
“Because of the fact that this is so unconventional, it would take more research,” he said.
The Davis Joint Unified School District issued a statement on the whole shamozzle, telling concerned parents the “case has been particularly challenging and we have responded appropriately and in the most respectful and dignified way possible.”
As police endeavour to find out exactly what happened, let us take a moment to ruminate on the potential this is merely the greatest Halloween prank DaVinci High School has ever seen. If that’s the case: kudos to the kids.
If not… Well, uh, congrats on forcing cannibalism on your credulous classmates, we guess.
