Woman arrested for hiding father's body in storage box in Kanagawa

Friday 25th July, 10:11 AM JST

KANAGAWA —

Police on Thursday arrested a 48-year-old woman for hiding her 92-year-old father’s body in a storage box for clothes after he died at home in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Mieko Taki, 48, was arrested for allegedly hiding the body of her father, Mikio, in the box on the second floor of their house around 8 a.m. on Wednesday. According to police, a caregiver for the suspect’s mother, 83, called police because the house was locked.

The suspect reportedly said, “I didn’t know what to do after he died at home.”

14 Comments

akaguma at 10:17 AM JST - 25th July

clearly people need to be provided with some kind instruction manual for when such things occur
TheguyNextdoor at 10:21 AM JST - 25th July

Um,....call an ambulance and the police so they know. How stupid can you be?!
thepro at 12:18 PM JST - 25th July

My god that is creepy.
Youdontknow at 01:11 PM JST - 25th July

TheguyNextdoor...I agree...it's pretty obvious you call someone and get help.
japanyesterday at 01:49 PM JST - 25th July

thats the answer from someone who lived half a century?????????
dennis0bauer at 03:14 PM JST - 25th July

Common sense all again, it doesn't amaze me anymore
borscht at 07:17 PM JST - 25th July

for allegedly hiding the body of her father, Mikio, in the box on the second floor of their house around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

That's pretty precise investigating on the part of the police. Imagine, knowing down to the hour when she placed Mikio in his storage box.
bamboohat at 11:25 PM JST - 25th July

Gee, lets see, my dad just died, what to do, what to do, didn't I see that movie... OH YEA! that's it! I'll stuff him in a box! Of Course!
moonbeams at 12:09 AM JST - 26th July

Isn't there a pretty heavy death tax?
lipscombe at 08:19 AM JST - 26th July

if there were a common sense tax she'd get away scot free
sensei258 at 11:05 AM JST - 26th July

I hope there's some medical excuse (e.g. psychological problem with the daughter) for why she just stuffed him in a box instead of calling for help. This goes way beyond a lack of common sense. Sounds like something a small child would do in that situation. I'd hate to think it was an attempt to get more pension payments.
romulus3 at 04:59 PM JST - 26th July

maybe she had no money for a funeral or was afraid the cops would force her to confess that she killed him.
Triple888 at 07:41 AM JST - 27th July

Don't Japanese houses have gardens? Can always borrow a spade from the neighbors.