Cops are left red-faced after receiving reports of a body lying on a busy highway - only to find a life-like SEX DOLL
- Police officers were called to a 'dead body' that was dumped next to a highway
- They set up a crime scene and began scouring bushland for forensic evidence
- After hours of investigating, they realised it was actually a 'life-like' sex doll
- Officers shut down the crime scene but are still investigating the doll's origins
Police officers investigating a possible 'homicide' were left red-faced after the 'body' turned out to be a life-sized sex doll.
Queensland Police were alerted to a 'dead body' wrapped in a blanket that had been dumped on a trail off the Bruce Highway in Mackay, 10 hours north of Brisbane, at 7am on Friday.
They quickly set up a crime scene as detectives and scientific officers scoured the surrounding bushland for evidence.
But after hours of investigations on Friday afternoon, Queensland Police revealed they had been duped and that the corpse was actually a 'life-like replica doll of a human'.
Queensland Police were alerted to a 'dead body' wrapped in a blanket that had been dumped on a trail off the Bruce Highway (pictured) in Mackay, 10 hours north of Brisbane, at 7am on Friday
'Forensic officers commenced investigations which have concluded the body is a life-like replica doll of a human,' a police statement read.
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'The crime scene has been disbanded. Officers will continue investigations into the origins of the doll.'
Sex dolls are used to stimulate sexual intercourse without a partner. They come in a variety of types that range from cartoonish to realistic in appearance.
A file image of a life-sized sex doll. After hours of investigations on Friday afternoon, Queensland Police revealed they had been duped and that the corpse was actually a 'life-like replica doll of a human'
