Police in New Zealand is looking into the matter after a family discovered human remains inside bags they had bought at an auction from a storage facility.
After unloading their purchases at home, the residents of a South Auckland home discovered the horrifying discovery.
Police have opened a homicide investigation and are looking for the remains’ identity.
It is assumed that the family was not a part of the incident.
It is believed that the family visited the storage facility last Thursday and bought a trailer-load of belongings, which included the luggage, from a nearby storage business.
The discovery was made after the residents brought the property back to their home, detective inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua said.
Several neighbors of the family also reported a “wicked smell” emanating from the property before police arrived, according to Stuff.
One neighbor – a former worker at a crematorium – said the smell was immediately recognizable.
“I knew straight away and I thought, where is that coming from?” he said, referring to the residents’ property.
Another neighbor said her son had spotted a suitcase being offloaded from the trailer before being placed in a forensic tent that had been erected around the premises.
Footage published on New Zealand news outlet Stuff showed a trailer parked on the front driveway of the property, located in the suburban area of Clendon Park, as police carried out their investigations.
Police officials have said their priority is to “confirm the identification of the deceased so that we can establish the full circumstances behind the discovery”.
They added given the “nature of the discovery”, it would take time for the next of kin to be informed.