Preserved Bodies of Dead Babies Found Under House in Japan

Published March 12th, 2018 - 04:01 GMT
Several dead kids were found preserved in bottles beneath the floorboards of Japanese house of horrors. (AFP/ File Photo)
Several dead kids were found preserved in bottles beneath the floorboards of Japanese house of horrors. (AFP/ File Photo)

The preserved bodies of dead babies - some with umbilical cords still attached - were found in a house of horrors in Japan.

Termite exterminators working on a house renovation in Tokyo uncovered the bodies of several babies preserved in bottles, 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.

The house, where an obstetrician had once lived, was being renovated by a recent purchaser.

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. 

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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