Essex police has confirmed a ongoing investigation into the discovery of a human bone in a pair of socks purchased at the Colchester branch.
The customer in question purchased socks from the low-budget fashion shop, only to discover a fragment of a human bone in one of the socks. The incident was reported to the police on 2 January. The police have since confirmed that the bone had no signs of “recent trauma”.
The police are liaising with the brand, which has suggested that someone placed the bone there for “unknown reasons”. The brand has contacted its suppliers for further information.
Primark cited a number of previous incidents that it has described as hoaxes. In 2014, several customers discovered ‘cry for help’ labels sewn into the garments they purchased.
