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Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete

South China Morning Post · · 164 words · By Dpa
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“Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete”
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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, AOL/Reuters, CNN) report the theft and recovery of the 800-year-old skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk in the Czech Republic. While the specific 'concrete' detail is mentioned in the claim, the core event of the recovery is widely reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Czech may refer to: Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe Czech language Czechs, the people of the area Czech culture Czech cuisine One of three mythical brothers, Lech,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Czechs (Czech: Češi, pronounced [ˈtʃɛʃɪ]; singular Czech, masculine: Čech [ˈtʃɛx], singular feminine: Češka [ˈtʃɛʃka]), or the Czech people (Český lid), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechs
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“The 35-year-old suspect told police he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries about the number 35 and unrelated crime lists. No news source in the provided evidence explicitly confirms the suspect's specific motive regarding the public display of remains or the plan to throw it in a river, although the suspect's age (35) is corroborated by Reuters/AOL.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bouncing Ball Killer, also known as the Bouncing Ball Slayer, the Bouncing Ball Strangler, and the Rubber Ball Strangler, was an unidentified serial killer who is believed to have raped and murder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_Ball_Killer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of attacks related to secondary schools that have occurred around the world. These are attacks that have occurred on school property or related primarily to school issues or events. A …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_related_to_sec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This chronological list of school gun incidents and mass shootings in the United States before the year 2000 includes any school shootings that occurred at a K-12 public or private school, as well as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_th…
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“the suspect admitted taking the skull, which is revered by believers as a relic of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in the northern Czech town of Jablonne v Podjestedi on Tuesday”
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The Guardian, AOL/Reuters, and CNN all confirm the theft of the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a church in Jablonné v Podještědí. Wikipedia confirms the identity of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Third Order of Saint Dominic (Latin: Tertius Ordo Praedicatorum; abbreviated TOP), also referred to as the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972, is a Catholic third order…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Order_of_Saint_Dominic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zdislava Berka, TOSD (also known as Zdislava of Lemberk; c. 1220–1252) was a Czech Dominican tertiary and philanthropist. She was a wife, mother, and one of the earliest lay Dominicans. She was canoni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdislava_Berka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas (Czech: Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Mikuláše) is a church in Žďár nad Sázavou in the Czech Republic. Since its found…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_As…
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“Investigators used special equipment to confirm the skull was hidden inside a solid concrete block without damaging it”
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The provided web search results discuss concrete scanning technology in general and unrelated ghost-hunting YouTubers, but do not provide a specific report confirming that investigators used this equipment for this specific case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Using specialised equipment, such as the Hilti PS 1000 X-Scan Concrete Scanner, engineers can identifyVoids and inclusions. This allows engineers to “see inside” concrete elements without cutting, cor…
https://www.dtce.co.nz/post/seeing-inside-concrete-how-ferro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Non-destructive concrete testing equipment refers to tools and instruments used to evaluate the properties and quality of concrete without causing damage to the structure.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mexico-non-destructive-concre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police have confirmed skull is that of a human, though have no more information. The Youtubers have now come under fire for posting video of discovery online. Ex-police officer told MailOnline officer…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-9319099/Ghost-hunting…
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“Art restorers were now working to remove the relic safely”
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The evidence provided contains general definitions and job descriptions of art restorers, but no specific report confirming that art restorers are currently working on this specific relic.
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web search NEUTRAL — For a restorer, jobs like the removal of the Carybé mural from the wall of JFK Airport can have no precedent.The work of a skilled restorer is often invisible, taking place deep behind the scenes, and…
https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/jobs/15-behind-scenes-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — The painstaking work of art restoration is often done in a studio or a lab, removing decades of dulling dirt and dust, or repairing works that has been damag...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHtlzbv1tkI
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web search NEUTRAL — Art restorers are conservators. Using the skills of both an artist and a scientist they ensure a work of art can be enjoyed for centuries.
https://learn.org/careers/art-restorer-job-description-degre…
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“He is being investigated on suspicion of theft, property damage and disturbing public order, offences that can carry prison sentences of between two and eight years”
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The provided evidence contains general information about public order crimes and crime statistics, but does not mention the specific charges or potential prison sentences for the suspect in this case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Public order crimes, also known as victimless crimes, involve acts that do not directly harm the person or property of another, but are considered to harm the community or society in general. These ca…
https://uollb.com/blogs/uol/arguments-for-and-against-crimin…
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web search NEUTRAL — To measure public attitudes about crime in the U.S., we relied on survey data from Pew Research Center and Gallup. Additional details about each data source, including survey methodologies, are availa…
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gender and Crime Statistics a Summary. Men are more likely to commit more serious crimes than women.It’s worth noting that the length of prison sentences has increased for both men and women over the …
https://revisesociology.com/2021/06/13/gender-and-crime-stat…
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