Mystery as human skeleton found in abandoned building on university campus

28 January 2023 , 17:06

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The human remains were found in an unused building at Berkeley University, California (Image: Getty Images)

A mysterious human skeleton has been found in an unused building on a university campus.

While the identity of the human remains is a mystery, it is not yet known how long they have been lying in the unused building at Berkeley University, California, US.

The police department said that the room in which the discovery was made is a blacked out building on a campus that sits about a mile away from the university's main campus.

According to a police statement, there are no outstanding cases of missing persons from the Berkeley campus community at the time of the revelation and the building itself "has not been occupied for many years".

A coroner for Alameda County is currently working on the case to determine the identity of the bones and the cause of death.

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The remains were found on Clark Kerr campus, which is normally used to house first year students with the facilities also including an Academic Services Centers and several other sports facilities.

It is located around 15 minutes away from San Francisco.

The campus is located around 15 minutes away from San Francisco (Getty Images)

The campus buildings were built in the 1930s to house the California Schools for the Deaf and Blind, however that school moved to Fremont in 1980 and Berkeley became the owners in 1983 after an extensive refurbishment.

The case is likely to be the start of a lengthy investigation.

Sadly, the discovery of deceased persons on university campus is not limited to the US.

In 2017, ambulances, police cars and a police helicopter were called to Bath Spa University after a body was discovered at Newton Park campus, west of Bath.

A spokeswoman for Bath Spa University said at the time: "Sadly the body of a man in his 20s was found by police at our Newton Park campus yesterday evening.

"Security were on hand immediately and liaised with the police and emergency services. Although we can confirm the deceased was not a student or member of staff at the University, we are unable to say any more while the police carry out their enquiries."

Charlotte Hawes