Ned Kelly’s Australian family win battle over his bones

The burial is likely to take place in a small cemetery south of Glenrowan, about 145 miles northeast of Melbourne, where the remains of his mother and other relatives lie in unmarked graves.

The mystery of Kelly’s skull continues after it was stolen in 1978 from an Old Melbourne Gaol display case.

Kelly’s great-granddaughter Ellen Hollow said in a statement that the family would like to hold the private ceremony after the skull has been found.

“We also appeal to the person who has the skull in their possession to return it to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine so that when the time comes for Ned to be laid to rest, his remains can be complete.”

The bushranger, whose life has been made into several books and films, is a controversial historical figure with some celebrating his notoriety and others frustrated at the glorification of a bandit who killed several policemen.

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