Wexford
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Thanks kyja. Not 100% but getting there.
I can understand a t-shirt being flushed down the toilet by a 3-4 year old and being found in the septic system but, unless it was an outside drain, I can't see it fitting through an inlet and being found in waste water pipes.
Could someone refresh my memory please? Have investigators reported that a child's t-shirt was recovered from BS' house during the search?
Just an aside, I think the children living at the house prior to January this year were school-aged, not 3-4 year olds. I suppose that a child of that age could be part of their extended family or a visitor to the home.
Agree most likely to have been flushed. And most likely a child....unless someone was completely stuck and needed to get rid of something in a hurry. I suppose there is also the possibility that someone had no idea how a septic works (which is possible for someone who has always lived on town water). Most who are used to being on septic are pretty careful what you put down there (ie bleach, some washing powders, wine is a big no no too).
If it was shoved down a stormwater drain it would be unlikely to block it up (being a childs shirt)....and if it did, you would only notice if you had heavy rain and the drain overflowed (or if you emptied your pool/backwashed it I suppose). Stormwater drains have a pretty heavy duty capacity.
There has been no other mention of the shirt to my knowledge and I would guess if a plumber was called to clear the drain he would have run an electric eel down it which essentially would have chewed it up anyway.