New Zealand man charged with stealing human toes from dead body exhibition
Two human toes from exhibition of preserved human remains were worth US$3,800
By Sam Hurley
In a bizarre criminal case, a New Zealand man has been charged with stealing two human toes from an exhibition displaying human corpses and organs.
The 28-year-old appeared in the Auckland District Court today before a Community Magistrate charged with stealing two deceased human toes from the Body Worlds Vital exhibition in Auckland on May 4.
The toes, which have been returned to the exhibition, are valued at NZ$5,500 (US$3,813), according to court documents.
The man, who has interim name suppression, is also charged with improperly interfering with the dead body of an unknown person.
A warrant for his arrest had been issued after he failed to appear earlier in the day but was later withdrawn.