LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rats chewed on a dozen bodies in a makeshift storage unit behind the coroner's office, officials said Monday.
Some of the bodies had been stored since 1995 in the refrigerated, converted garage where 61 corpses were being kept because there was no room in the main lab, coroner's spokesman David Campbell said.
He confirmed the rat infestation after KMEX-TV of Los Angeles reported over the weekend that rats had eaten parts of several bodies.
Coroner's employees discovered the rodent problem in late February, Campbell said.
Damage included disfiguration to the head, face, neck, toes, hands and groin areas of the bodies, KMEX reported.
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Some of the bodies had been stored since 1995 in the refrigerated, converted garage where 61 corpses were being kept because there was no room in the main lab, coroner's spokesman David Campbell said.
He confirmed the rat infestation after KMEX-TV of Los Angeles reported over the weekend that rats had eaten parts of several bodies.
Coroner's employees discovered the rodent problem in late February, Campbell said.
Damage included disfiguration to the head, face, neck, toes, hands and groin areas of the bodies, KMEX reported.
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