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A woman in Sacramento, California who this week carried a human skull on a stick through the streets has prompted an investigation into the identity of the deceased and the cause of death, police said on Friday.

警方週五說，加州沙加緬度市一位本週用根棍子帶著一個骷髏頭上街的女子，引發了死者身分與身歿原因調查。

Sacramento Police Department officers on Wednesday responded to a street in the northern part of the city after receiving reports of a woman walking down the street with the skull.

沙加緬度警局官員週三接獲通報，得知一名女子帶著那顆骷髏頭沿街行走後，前往該市北區一條街道處理。

When stopped by police, the woman led them to a nearby abandoned homeless camp where she found the skull. Police soon discovered a decomposed body in the vacant lot, they said.

被警方攔阻時，這名女子帶他們到鄰近一處廢棄的流浪漢據點，當初她就是在此找到這個骷髏頭。警方說，他們馬上在一塊空地找到了一具腐爛的屍體。

"Detectives have not released the name of the woman who was in possession of the skull and she has not been charged with anything at this time," the police department said in a statement.

警局在聲明中說：「探員尚未公布占有那個頭骨的女子姓名，而她目前也還沒被控任何罪名。」

"Foul play has not been determined, therefore we are awaiting the Sacramento County Coroner’s report for further information."

「還沒認定是謀殺，因此我們在等沙加緬度郡驗屍官報告，以了解更多訊息。」

新聞辭典

prompt：形容詞，指敏捷的、迅速的、準時的：動詞，指促使、導致、鼓勵、提詞；名詞，指激勵、提示；副詞，指準時地。例句：He is always prompt with his rental payment.（他總是準時繳房租。）

decompose：動詞，指分解、使腐爛。例句：A plastic bag takes decades to decompose. （一只塑膠袋分解要花數十年。）

in possession of：介係詞片語，指獲得、占有。例句：I am in possession of some information that I think will interest you.（我擁有一些我想你會感興趣的消息。）

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