Police in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, said a skeletonized body has been found inside a storage case in the apartment of a 57-year-old woman who was making preparations to move.
According to police, the woman found the plastic case in a closet at around 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Fuji TV reported. The woman, who has lived in the apartment since last year, called police after finding the case, which was too heavy for her to move, and asked them to check its contents.
Police said the skeletonized body was wrapped in a vinyl sheet, tied together by strings, inside the case measuring 30 centimeters high, 40 centimeters wide and 70 centimeters deep. While the age and gender remain unknown, the corpse was wearing clothes.
Police are questioning the woman further about the corpse.
© Japan Today
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serendipitous1
She never noticed the case before? Something weird going on.
krustytheclown
What the...? That is the strangest thing I've heard in a long time.
Larry Photog Houser
"I can't lift this case - better call the cops and have them move it for me".
J-Dake
..at 3:20 in the morning.
Michael Jackson
Judging by the size of the case, it was either a child or a petite adult.
Michael Jackson
But since apartments are clean before you move in, you can expect a confession soon
Michael Jackson
Or maybe a relative or friend hid it while she was out shopping. I know, some unknown person broke in and put it there. Or aliens transported it there after failed implantation experiments.
bosphorus
That's what they call "a skeleton in the closet". Where is Sherlock Holmes now that we need him?
englisc aspyrgend
Though short, that is one of the most intriguing articles I have read on this site, hope we get follow up stories to explain the mystery!
Luddite
No mystery. It's probably granny and she'll probably claim she didn't know what to do.
simon g
Tom Cruise is still alive? A very strange case indeed.
smithinjapan
Well... either the woman knew it was there, or so she signed for it anyway when she signed the contract renting the apartment.
Ah_so
Can't wait for the next instalment. Japan news hasn't been this fun since Mainichi stopped WaiWai.
I reckon this will be picked up by the international press in the next 24hrs.
sir_bentley28
Oh what a relief! The corpse was wearing clothes. An age guestimation would've proven more informative!