In a small cottage on Batman Avenue, an elderly woman, Margaret Connor, passed away in a state of extreme poverty and squalor. Yet, despite her apparent indigent circumstances, a search of her home had revealed more than £500 in bank receipts concealed in the walls of her property. In such a circumstance, it was hardly surprising that the young servant girl who was sent to clean out the property undertook a very thorough search of the premises.
In her detailed examination of the brickwork in the fireplace, she found several loose bricks. Anticipating another hidden treasure, she removed the bricks only to discover the dried remains of a human hand concealed within the fireplace, along with some other pieces of desiccated flesh. gave a description of the hand:
