French President’s Official Residence Receives Unusual Package: Chopped Fingertip Of A Human

New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a package containing a chopped human fingertip was sent to the official residence of French President Emmanuel Macron. A police investigation has been launched CNN reported quoting the Paris prosecutor’s office.

“A piece of a finger, a fingertip it seems,” was mailed to the Elysee Palace, the Paris prosecutor’s office was quoted as saying. It also added that the police on Monday opened a case for a “threat of a crime or offence against an elected official”.

Separately, citing French newswire AFP, Politico reported that the fingertip belonged to the package’s sender, who has a psychiatric condition. The gruesome find was reported by staff working for President Emmanuel Macron at the beginning of the week.

The Elysee Palace is yet to comment on the report.