Man dead for almost 10 years before his elderly kids realize it?

[Archae]

:wtf:

Man Dead On Futon For Nearly 10 Years Before Family Notices
Father Found Lying Dead On Futon

POSTED: 1:52 pm CST March 9, 2005

TOKYO -- A Japanese man and his two sisters were worried something might be wrong with dad. And they were right.

The old man had been dead for nearly a decade. Police questioned the three elderly siblings Tuesday, after the decomposing body of their father was found lying on a futon bed in the family's home.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/4269088/detail.html

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. How could they not notice he was dead...

They were living with him, I would think after 10 years of not eating, speaking, going to the bathroom or even changing his clothes might have tipped them off!

[gWbush is Mabus]

8. Oh, they DID notice after 10 years, however not after 9

[ClintonTyree]

2. The Japanese have a great deal of respect.......

for their elders. A little TOOOO much, if you ask me.

[SoCalDem]

3. Shhhhh! you'll wake him...

He's sleeping:)

[livinginphotographs]

10. And decomposing...

Um....how do you not notice the smell?

[rooboy]

4. File this in the "stories you won't hear on Dr Laura" section. n/t

[TyeDye75]

5. Sholudnt he have rotted to bones by then

and what about the smell

[Archae]

6. Just my guess here...

It does say the son and two daughters are elderly themselves.

I think senility is a factor here.

[RagingInMiami]

7. Maybe they thought he was meditating

[Felix Mala]

9. He was waiting for new episodes of Full House...

Or so his kids thought.