Man buried dad in yard to avoid cost of a funeral

TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) A 59-year-old man and his 85-year-old mother were arrested Sunday on suspicion of abandoning the body of his father by burying it in the yard of his home in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.

A skeletonized body was dug up from the yard Saturday. The suspects were identified as Fumio Makizuka, a part-time shop attendant, and his mother, Fumiko. Investigators suspect the body is that of Buntaro Makizuka, 93.

The son was quoted by police as saying he hid the body because he could not afford a funeral and did not want his father's pension benefits to stop coming.

Investigators found the body after a relative reported to police that the elder Makizuka had gone missing.

The Japan Times: Feb. 6, 2006
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if wasnt benefit fraud, would they still get in trouble for burying the dead body in their property? 0_o

RIP.

i tihnk you still need a permit, which would cost money.

it will freak me out to have a dead person buried in my backyard

His dog will dig him out when there is a family picnic in the yard.

Pathetic.

wth, that's such a stupid idea.