The finding took place on Wednesday afternoon.
Miami, United States. – The Interior Ministry (Minint) in Las Tunas reported That the bone remains located in the courtyard of a house of the Santo Domingo cast, in the provincial header, do not belong to human beings, but to animals, after an expert evaluation carried out by legal medicine at the Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Provincial Hospital.
According to The mining statementreleased on Facebook by the Provincial Government of Las Tunas, “on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the Ministry of Interior in Las Tunas received the complaint of a citizen who alleged the possible presence of bone remains of human origin in the courtyard of a house cited on Julián Santana Street in the Santo Domingo cast”.
And he adds: “After a thorough search, by the competent authorities, the existence of bone remains was confirmed in the place.”
The official text adds that “the finding was rigorously evaluated by specialists of Legal Medicine at the Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Provincial Hospital, who concluded that the remains belong to animals.” Communication is signed by the MININT delegation in Las Tunas.
The note does not offer additional details about the origin of animal bones or on possible subsequent actions in the property or its surroundings. Nor does it refer that charges or criminal proceedings have been formulated, so, according to the information available, the case was clarified after the forensic opinion.
Also in the province of Las Tunas, but in the Jobabo municipality and in December 2021, several workers found bone remains while extending a point of sale near the La Punta Cultural Plaza. As reported at that time the digital edition of Radio Cabaniguánthe finding could be related to the “massacre of the Jigüe” (March 1917), in which – according to historical versions – Jamaicans were murdered in the context of the Chambelona guerrita.
That day, fragments that did correspond to humans were detected with the naked eye, such as parts of skulls and jaws, and it was arranged for legal medicine to confirm dating and origin before the patrimony intervened, in case of discarding criminal interest.
On the other hand, in recent months, findings of bone remains in public spaces have caused alarm in different provinces, although with naturalness and scope different from what happened now in the Tunas. February 12 and 13, 2025, independent media and users in networks They spread images of the Vicente García cemetery, in Las Tunas, where damaged niches were observed and skulls exposed on public roads; Those reports pointed to the deterioration of infrastructure and not to a specific criminal act.
On the other hand, on August 26, Minint authorities in Santiago de Cuba confirmed The finding of a human head Within a garbage container in the cast El Salao (Micro 3 of the Urban Center Abel Santamaría), qualified event of “extremely serious” by the local press. The next day, the minint reported of the arrest of a suspect linked to the fact.
