Woman, son arrested for hiding husband's corpse in apartment

HYOGO — Hyogo police said Monday that they have arrested a 47-year-old woman and her 23-year-old son for unauthorized disposal of the corpse of the woman’s husband. Police say the remains of the 45-year-old man were discovered in the family’s home in Ashiya. The discovery was made last Saturday after the man’s teenage daughter contacted police to say that her father’s body was in the apartment, TBS reported. Police visited the property where they say the remains of Tetsuo Shoji were found in a padlocked room. Shoji’s remains were reportedly in an advanced state of decay. Police say Shoji is believed to have died over a year ago and that testimony from his daughter indicates that his death may have occurred up to two years ago. Shoji’s wife Reiko and son Hiroaki were arrested on suspicion of unauthorized disposal of a corpse. According to police, Reiko reported her husband missing in April of last year, claiming he had left home and not returned, TBS said.

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