Human Skull, Bones Found in Backyard Altar

By Jason Kandel and Jane Yamamoto, NBC Los Angeles

Human Skull, Bones Found in Backyard Altar

February 18, 2013 Updated Feb 18, 2013 at 1:10 PM PDT

Los Angeles County Coroner’s officials on Sunday were examining a human skull and bones found at a burned makeshift backyard altar at the home of a woman who police said practices Santería.

The discovery was made Sunday before 1 p.m. when the Pasadena Police Department responded to a report of a possible trespasser in the 800 block of North Oakland Avenue, police said.

"Having human bones is a little disconcerting," said Pasadena Lt. Ed Calatayud. "We respect everyone's religious right to practice. Our focus is on the bones."

Calatayud said it is not always illegal to have human bones. He said those who study bones for science, for example, can have them legally.

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