Man hides dead father in freezer to talk to him

The Dutchman confessed to keeping his father's corpse in a freezer. Photo: News Scan

The pensioner kept the body of his deceased 101-year-old father in the freezer for over a year so «he could talk to him.»

‌ The 82-year-old told a local newspaper in the Netherlands that «I did not want to let him go, otherwise I will miss him.»

‌The newspaper De Limburger reported that the man put his father in a cold store after he died of natural causes 18 months ago.

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The body was found in the town of Landgraaf after a family doctor raised concerns about the father's health.

‌Police do not suspect the son of the father's murder, but are investigating whether a crime was committed.

‌If found guilty of hiding the body, he could face up to two years in prison or a fine. He was interrogated but not arrested.

‌“We are currently investigating the death of this man and why the remains were placed in the freezer. In the interests of the investigation, we are not making any statements about the relationship between the residents of the house at this time,” the police said. «mess» and gave his son a week to clean up.

‌A neighbor told the AD newspaper that he had not seen his father for 25 years and that he had last spoken to his son, who owns a house he has shared with his father since 1967 a week and a half ago.

‌The neighbor said that his son's wife died in 1997 and he has a daughter.

‌“He doesn't. I don't look bad when I was last with I talked to him,” he said.

‌"I have been living here for more than twenty years, but I have never seen my grandfather," said another resident.

‌According to AD, the son is known for feeding local cats, and his father's name was 'Juupske'.