On the afternoon of the 27th, a body of an elderly woman was found in a refrigerator in a room of a metropolitan house in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo.
A mother and daughter in their 70s lived in the room, but the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the detailed situation, assuming that it was the mother who died because she could not contact her.
Around 2:00 pm on the 27th, a cleaning company who visited the room reported to the Metropolitan Police Department that "a person's head can be seen from the closet" in a room of a metropolitan house in Shinjuku, Katsushika-ku.
When police officers rushed to the scene, a body that appeared to be an elderly woman was found in the refrigerator in the closet.
According to investigators, a mother and daughter in their 70s lived in the room, but they couldn't get in touch with them.
The Metropolitan Police Department considers that the mother died and is proceeding with confirmation of identity and is investigating the detailed situation.