A Dutch man has been caught by police for keeping his 101-year-old father’s body in a freezer for over a year after his death. According to Sky News, the 82-year-old son had stored the corpse in the town of Landgraaf in the Netherlands so he “could continue talking to him.”
The police made the discovery after a family doctor raised concerns about the father’s well-being. Investigators are now trying to determine the cause of the elderly man’s death and the time he died.
The son, who has not been named, explained to police that he did not want to let his father go, saying “I didn’t want to lose him. Otherwise, I would miss him.” The man’s body was discovered in a freezer at home, where it had been kept for approximately 18 months after he died of natural causes.
While the son is reportedly being investigated for storing his father’s body, authorities do not suspect any foul play. However, officials have given him an order to clean up the family’s home, which was found to be a “mess” when they visited the house. After the cleaning is complete, the son will be evaluated to determine whether he can continue to live independently.
The case has sparked a wave of reaction on social media, with some expressing sympathy for the son’s loss, while others have called his actions disturbing and unusual.
This is not the first time a case like this has been reported. In recent years, there have been similar incidents of people keeping the bodies of their loved ones at home for extended periods of time, often due to a reluctance to let them go. While it may seem like a unique and bizarre occurrence, it is a reminder of the complexity of human emotions and the varied ways in which individuals cope with grief and loss.
