In a bombshell disclosure, the mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, announced that he had fired the city’s health commissioner, Thomas Farley. It is understood that the health commissioner became aware of the bones’ existence in 2017. Kenney said he had asked the health commissioner to resign. Philadelphia’s former health commissioner Dr Tom Farley, left, with Mayor Jim Kenney. Later on Thursday the ousted health commissioner put out his own statement in which he insisted that by disposing of the bone fragments he had only been following customary departmental procedure.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 21:36 UTC