Authorities in Japan detained a 75-year-old woman, Keiko Mori after the remains of her daughter were found in a freezer at her residence in Ibaraki.
According to the investigation, Mori went to the police on Tuesday, accompanied by a family member and revealed that she had preserved her daughter’s remains in a freezer for twenty years. Officers then accompanied Mori to her home, where they discovered the body of an adult female inside a deep freezer.
Law enforcement stated that the remains were clothed in a T-shirt and underwear and were lying face down in a kneeling position. Mori informed investigators that the body was that of her daughter, Makiko, born in 1975. If she had been alive, she would have currently been 49 or 50 years old.
A police spokesperson indicated that the remains had significantly deteriorated and that an autopsy would be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.
He also mentioned that Mori had explained she purchased the freezer due to an ‘odor in her home’ and subsequently placed her daughter’s body inside.
Authorities charged Mori with the offense of abandoning a body. While it has been confirmed that she had other children, police did not reveal how many there were or if they had been interrogated concerning their sister’s death.
Investigators pointed out that Mori had been living alone following the recent passing of her husband earlier this month.