ATHENS: A Greek man has been arrested for having kept his dead father in a freezer for two-and-a-half years to keep collecting his pension, media reported on Wednesday.
The 55-year-old was arrested in Mystras in the Peloponnese and told police his dad, who would be 90 now, had died of natural causes, the Ana news agency reported.
Initially, the man had told investigators that his father had gone to live in Athens.
But police discovered the body in a freezer in the basement of a former hotel that had been turned into housing.The body was naked, wrapped in plastic and covered with wooden bed slats. A forensic pathologist was called to the scene but was unable to conduct a full examination because the body remained in an advanced state of freezing. A forensic examination is expected to determine the exact cause and time of death.
UnmuteRemaining Time -0:00 FullscreenAdvertisement Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the 55-year-old. Local residents said that the elderly man had not been seen in public for more than four years, prompting speculation about his whereabouts.
