Disbelief as house cleaners hired by Japan man stumble upon skeleton of ‘missing’ mother
- Mother went ‘missing’ 10 years ago but man’s house was so filthy, stench of decomposing remains went unnoticed
Professional cleaners who were hired to tidy up the home of a Japanese man stumbled across human remains which were later identified as his mother who had disappeared a decade ago.
The grisly discovery in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture has shocked and fascinated mainland social media.
The young man hired a cleaning company to tackle his four-bedroom, so-called garbage house, where he had lived with his parents and older sister, none of whom were interested in tidying up.
In Japan, the term “garbage house” was coined to describe particularly filthy dwelling places which emit a foul stench and can become breeding grounds for pests, hence the need for professional cleaning.
The man was left living alone in the house after his mother “disappeared” about 10 years ago. His father died a few years later, and his sister moved out for work.
As he prepared to relocate for a new job, the man hired the professional cleaning company which sent eight workers who planned to complete the job in seven hours.