believes the remains were from a man killed in order to service the trade in Aboriginal body parts. It is thought unlikely that the identity of the man will ever be known beyond that of his tribal ...

trade in Aboriginal body parts.” It went on to say of the killing, which probably took place in the 1820s or 1830s: “The decapitation was most likely performed by one of the killers ...

The University of Aberdeen has repatriated a murdered Aboriginal man's remains, thought to have been obtained during a colonial conquest in Tasmania.