Rescued by firefighters for dehydration, an 82-year-old woman living in Mont-Saint-Aignan, near Rouen, indicated to the rescue that the body of her son who had been dead for six years was in her bathtub. This woman, "who does not really have her head anymore", was hospitalized.

A mummified body was found Friday near Rouen in the bath of a senior who says it is his son who died for six years, said Monday police source.

"An 82-year-old woman was rescued Friday by firefighters for dehydration" at home in Mont-Saint-Aignan, in the agglomeration of Rouen, said this source. "On this occasion, she explained that the body of her son, who died six years ago, was in the bathtub," said the source. This lady, "who does not really have her head" and was hospitalized, also said "she dressed and washed her son when he was dead," the police source added.

Causes of death are unknown

Asked by AFP, the prosecutor's office did not want to speak, simply saying "that the investigation is just beginning." "An inquiry into the causes of death has been opened to find out the exact cause of death and to confirm whether it is indeed the son of this lady," she said. police source, adding that an autopsy would take place "in the week".