Human remains found at ex Seacliff psychiatric hospital site in Dunedin

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By Laine Priestley

Otago Daily Times·

2 Nov, 2023 11:22 PMQuick Read

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A grim discovery, thought to be a human bone and patient tag, has been made at the site of a former Dunedin psychiatric hospital.

Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said police were called to Truby King Reserve, near the former Seacliff asylum yesterday afternoon, after two members of the public