90-year-old mother body abandonment Shiga: Siblings arrested after three months

How can a mother lie dead in the next room for three months without her own children noticing? That's the chilling question facing investigators in Otsu City as a case of 90-year-old mother body abandonment Shiga comes to light.

Details of the 90-year-old mother body abandonment Shiga

According to Japan Today, police arrested Masatoshi Kawasaki (63) and his sister Masumi (58) on suspicion of abandoning their 90-year-old mother Toshiko's body. The elderly woman is believed to have died in October, yet her body remained in her room for nearly a quarter of the year.

The grim discovery happened on January 2 when the woman's second son, who lives elsewhere, visited the home. He found the body in an advanced state of decomposition and immediately notified the authorities. Despite the evidence, Masatoshi told police he only realized she was dead a day before, while his sister claimed she was entirely unaware of the death.

The Crisis of Hidden Family Isolation

As police prepare for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, the Shiga Prefecture community is left reeling. This incident highlights a growing crisis in Japan's aging society where family members can become 'isolated together' under the same roof.