"Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll
A reported dead body in an English neighborhood was discovered to be a discarded sex doll, alleviating concerns of foul play. The incident occurred in Orton Wistow, where local officials quickly identified the object and removed it. This is not the first time a sex doll has been mistaken for a corpse, highlighting issues of littering and public perception.
- ▪A local councillor received multiple messages about a supposed corpse in the bushes.
- ▪Town officials confirmed the object was a discarded sex doll and removed it without police involvement.
- ▪Similar incidents of sex dolls being mistaken for bodies have occurred in other locations, including Ohio and Hong Kong.
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"Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza 4:26 am Tue May 26, 2026 Illustration: Boing Boing A reported corpse in the bushes of an English neighborhood was a discarded sex doll, according to the Peterborough Telegraph, ending a brief panic in the Orton Wistow area on May 21. A local councillor woke to 12 messages, four blurry photos and questions about whether the find was "council related," the paper reported. Town officials inspected the bushes next to Napier Place, an independent living scheme on land owned by housing association Accent Nene, and removed the doll without further troubling the police. "Not a murder mystery… just someone abandoning an inflatable girlfriend in a bush next to an abandoned carpet and a pothole," a statement provided to the paper said.
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