Woman kept dead husband by bed for a year - Singapore's Online Community

shingshing · 04-08-2007, 02:23 AM

Thu Aug 2, 10:43 AM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A woman in Mexico City kept the body of her dead husband by her bedside for a year until neighbors, disturbed by the smell, called the police.

Police broke down Mercedes Velarde's door on Tuesday and found the putrefied body of her husband Edmundo on the floor of her bedroom.

Authorities said on Wednesday they were investigating Velarde's claim her husband died of natural causes. They believe the man, in his early 60s, had mental problems that may have been linked to his death.

Local media reported that Velarde's son regularly helped remove worms infesting his father's body.

Police could not confirm the reports but said her two adult children knew their mother was keeping the body.

The family is being examined by a psychiatrist. After an autopsy, the family could face criminal charges or be sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Authorities said hiding a dead person, even a family member, is a crime.

"Yes, these people have psychological problems, (but) they hid a corpse. Even if it is a family member, they committed a crime," Veronica Sanchez at the Mexico City attorney general's office told Reuters.

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:speechless: :speechless: dots...............how can they stand the rotting smell?!

**LReaction** · 04-08-2007, 02:34 AM

SICK OMG.
I can imagine lah. The woman sleeping, while worms are crawling around in the corpse. ~_~

**myron** · 04-08-2007, 02:42 AM

YUCKS.. eh but come to think of that.. it's pretty cool to sleep by a corpse lo.. will u sleep next to one? haha.. for me nono.. but next to a coffin yesyes.. haha.. coz corpse stinks like hell la..haha.. anyways hi.. nice to meet u..:biggrin4:

**DINEy** · 04-08-2007, 08:23 AM

wah. the lady must have love him alot

**uyen** · 04-08-2007, 05:25 PM

she must be very sad =/

**mendy** · 04-08-2007, 05:32 PM

man. that's also a crime?
a body is also a govt "build up" meh?
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

**icyOrange** · 04-08-2007, 07:05 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by mendy
	man. that's also a crime? a body is also a govt "build up" meh? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

not really. But dead body tend to go bad and may release a certain kind of disease..so its made to be a crime as it may disrupt the health of other people nearby..

but just by the thought of it, i cant really imagine how she manage to do that for over a year..and im not planning to imagine either..

**mendy** · 04-08-2007, 07:38 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by icyOrange
	not really. But dead body tend to go bad and may release a certain kind of disease..so its made to be a crime as it may disrupt the health of other people nearby.. but just by the thought of it, i cant really imagine how she manage to do that for over a year..and im not planning to imagine either..

if is me i make the house cool like polar region.
than froze it so no smell.
haha*

**icyOrange** · 04-08-2007, 07:43 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by mendy
	if is me i make the house cool like polar region. than froze it so no smell. haha*

an idea. but just by that idea of keeping a dead body by your side..:handsup:

**KaLeen** · 05-08-2007, 02:22 AM

sick....gross
no smell de meh,how come can keep for 1 year

**diggingforbucks** · 05-08-2007, 03:27 AM

I think the state of decomposition is very bad. WORMS somemore... omg.

**everburn** · 05-08-2007, 10:48 AM

Removing the worms regularly... OMG

**alan26** · 05-08-2007, 11:14 AM

vomit......

**ken-nerves** · 05-08-2007, 01:01 PM

sick.. no difference from living in a cemetry ya? imagine the body
suddenly wake up.. k that's dumb..