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January 6th, 2011, 10:56 PM
POLICE in Japan were questioning a man for abandoning a corpse after his father's mummified remains were found in a wardrobe in the apartment they shared, local media reported yesterday.
The 55-year-old man reportedly admitted to police that he put the body of this father, Mitsuo Sonoda, into the wardrobe, The Mainichi Daily News reported.
"More than five years ago, during the winter, I came home and found my father in his bed. He wasn't moving. I left him there for a week, but he started to smell, so I put him in the wardrobe," he was quoted as telling investigators.
The son continued to pocket pension payments made to his father, who he shared the Kyoto apartment with for 10 years.
Police said the remains of the senior citizen - who would have been 92 years old - were found after his son's ex-wife visited the apartment January 4 and told police she "could find no sign" of her former father-in-law.
The responding officer noticed a strange smell coming from the wardrobe and found the mummified remains inside.
Japan is battling to establish the whereabouts of hundreds of senior citizens who authorities believe could be dead, despite their families still claiming pension payouts.
In August, the number of pension recipients older than 85 whose whereabouts could not be immediately confirmed was estimated at around 800, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/japanese-man-accused-of-keeping-dead-dad-in-wardrobe-for-five-years-report/story-e6frfku0-1225983349910#ixzz1AJnZeF4Q
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Talk about coming out of the closet.
The 55-year-old man reportedly admitted to police that he put the body of this father, Mitsuo Sonoda, into the wardrobe, The Mainichi Daily News reported.
"More than five years ago, during the winter, I came home and found my father in his bed. He wasn't moving. I left him there for a week, but he started to smell, so I put him in the wardrobe," he was quoted as telling investigators.
The son continued to pocket pension payments made to his father, who he shared the Kyoto apartment with for 10 years.
Police said the remains of the senior citizen - who would have been 92 years old - were found after his son's ex-wife visited the apartment January 4 and told police she "could find no sign" of her former father-in-law.
The responding officer noticed a strange smell coming from the wardrobe and found the mummified remains inside.
Japan is battling to establish the whereabouts of hundreds of senior citizens who authorities believe could be dead, despite their families still claiming pension payouts.
In August, the number of pension recipients older than 85 whose whereabouts could not be immediately confirmed was estimated at around 800, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/japanese-man-accused-of-keeping-dead-dad-in-wardrobe-for-five-years-report/story-e6frfku0-1225983349910#ixzz1AJnZeF4Q
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Talk about coming out of the closet.