The man’s hands were tied and he was naked and his body was displayed in the closet. The forensic doctor revealed that he had been dead for 2 months and would be summoned to his family | International | CTWANT

A case occurred in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where a man left his body in his own closet. The police found that the deceased was naked, his hands were tied behind his back, and his body was wrapped in a large towel. The door of the room where his body was left was even sealed with tape. The autopsy results It shows that the man has been dead for one and a half to two months, but his family has been in contact with him through communication software until recently. It cannot be ruled out that the suspect deliberately created the illusion that the man is still alive.

According to Japan’s “NTV NEWS24” (日テレNEWS24) report, the sister of the 42-year-old deceased Koichi Abe reported her disappearance to the police on the 20th because she could not contact her brother for several weeks. When the police received the report, at 3 pm on the 21st Check out the apartment in Nagoya City’s Naka Ward where Koichi Abe lives.

When the police broke into the door, they found that the door of one of the rooms was sealed with tape. They originally suspected that there was a danger of gas leakage, so they did not dare to be careless. After the staff in the wing carefully removed the tape and entered the bedroom, the dead body was found hidden in the house. The deceased was completely naked, his hands were tied, and he was wrapped in a towel. Since no gas leakage was found at the scene, it is suspected that the suspect sealed the crack in the door to prevent the smell of decomposing bodies from spreading.

Police investigation revealed that the deceased was the manager of a second-hand store, but the store had been closed since November. People nearby said that a notice had been posted on the door of the store a month ago, saying that the store manager had to be hospitalized. The police did not rule out that the notice was not posted by the deceased. According to the deceased’s sister, the last time she spoke to her brother was at the end of September, and she has been unable to contact him since then.

According to forensic examination, the time of death of Koichi Abe was about one and a half to two months. Although the body of the deceased showed signs of decay, there were no obvious external injuries. The detailed cause of death cannot be confirmed yet. The police also found that Abe’s social software account had usage records until recently, and he had sent messages to his family. It is suspected that the murderer used the deceased’s account to contact his family in an attempt to create the illusion that he was still alive.