Son ‘dug up mum’s corpse and kept it for 13 years’, police say

A grieving son who “mummified” his mum’s corpse and kept it on his sofa for 13 years is facing jail. Police found the woman’s remains inside the home of the man, named only as Marian L, after his estranged brother-in-law phoned authorities as he was concerned about his health.

The discovery was made in Radlin, Poland, after the 76-year-old’s relative decided to pay him a visit and saw him wandering around outside “looking mad”.

A search of the man’s home revealed the mummified corpse propped up on a sofa on top of a pile of newspapers dating from 2009.

The elderly woman had died and been buried more than 13 years ago, prosecutors said.

Police spokesperson Małgorzata Koniarska said: “We received a report in connection with the disclosure of the body from a family member of the owner of the apartment.

“The policemen went to Ul. Rogozina in Radlin. In the part of the house belonging to an elderly man, a mummified corpse was discovered.”

Joanna Smorczewska from the District Prosecutor’s Office said: “According to the DNA content, the mummified corpse is that of a woman, Jadwiga L., who died in January 2010, and thus Marian L.’s mother.

“It was established that the grave of Jadwiga L., where she was buried on January 16, 2010, remains empty.

“It is likely that the man dug up the mother’s body immediately after its burial and then mummified it and the body has remained in this house since 2010.”

Marian L is believed to have dug up the body himself before taking her back to his home, which is just 300m from the cemetery where she had been laid to rest, before using chemicals to preserve her body.

Despite having been buried more than 13 years ago, officials said her remains had been in “perfect condition”.

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Marcin Felsztyński, Head of the District Prosecutor’s Office, said: “Everything indicates that the man must have used some chemicals to mummify the corpse.

“The smell of mothballs was noticeable.”

The woman will now be laid back to rest after the discovery in February.

Marian L has been charged with desecration of a corpse.

One neighbour told local media that they didn’t know much about him and said: “He always left the house at night, took his bike and went into the unknown.”

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