(WAND) – An Australian woman admitted she planned to sell human toes on the black market that had been regurgitated by dogs at an animal shelter where she worked.
But Joanna Kathlyn Kinman, 48, will not be going to jail over her admission.
Kinman said she was not there at the animal shelter in the southeastern state of Victoria when the two dogs vomited up the toes and other remains in February 2024.
The dogs, which had been surrendered to the shelter, had eaten parts of their owner’s body after he died of natural causes.
Kinman told police she had retrieved the toes from a bin and taken them home, where she put them in a jar of formaldehyde. She thought she could make as much as 400 Australian dollars ($253) by selling them online.
An anonymous tip led police to her home, the Australian Associated Press reported. That’s when she showed them other items she had been keeping including an alligator claw, a bird skull, a guinea pig trotter and her children’s teeth.
Prosecutors said she was an active member of a Facebook group called “Bone Buddies Australia” where specimens are bought, sold and traded.
On Monday, Kinman pleaded guilty to offensive conduct involving human remains at the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court in Melbourne, the news agency said. She faced a maximum possible sentence of two years in prison.
Magistrate Andrew Sim sentenced her to an 18-month non-custodial sentence, including 150 hours of community service.
Kinman did not answer media questions outside the court.
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