SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 53-year-old lady for allegedly concealing the corpse of her feminine roommate beneath of their residence in Saitama City, reviews TV Asahi (April 29).
Between April 22 and Friday, Michiko Watanabe allegedly hid the corpse of her roommate, 68, beneath the ground of the kitchen of their condominium in Midori Ward.
Upon her arrest on suspicion of abandoning a corpse, Watanabe admitted to the allegations. “I hid the corpse,” she was quoted.
According to police, the suspect is married to the brother of the roommate. They had been dwelling collectively for at the very least 9 years. However, many individuals additionally lived on the residence, police stated.
At round 10:00 a.m. on Friday, the roommate’s eldest daughter, aged in her 40s, and a son visited the residence. After not discovering her in a bed room, they discovered the physique beneath the ground.
The physique confirmed no indicators of exterior wounds, police stated.
The daughter then alerted police. “My mother is dead,” she stated, in line with the Saitama Shimbun.
Police are treating the case as the results of foul play or an accident. An post-mortem shall be used to find out the reason for demise.