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This Article is From Mar 12, 2018

Babies' Bodies Stored In Bottles Recovered From Abandoned House In Japan

The bodies appeared to have been preserved in a substance resembling formalin, Kyodo said, adding that police were investigating further.

Babies' Bodies Stored In Bottles Recovered From Abandoned House In Japan
Several babies preserved in bottles have been discovered in a house in Japan (representational)
Tokyo: Termite exterminators working on a house renovation in the Japanese capital uncovered the bodies of several babies preserved in bottles, some with umbilical cords still attached, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.

Three or four such bottles were found beneath the floor of a house abandoned for the past three years, where an obstetrician had once lived and which was being renovated by a recent purchaser, Kyodo added.

The bodies appeared to have been preserved in a substance resembling formalin, Kyodo said, adding that police were investigating further.

Police declined to confirm the report.
© Thomson Reuters 2018


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