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| Elderly woman's body found in suitcase at Tokyo train station | |
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| The body of an elderly woman has been found in a suitcase left abandoned for a month in Tokyo’s main train station. | The body of an elderly woman has been found in a suitcase left abandoned for a month in Tokyo’s main train station. |
| A worker at the station discovered her on Sunday after opening the suitcase, which had been moved from a locker to a left-luggage storage room when it was unclaimed. | A worker at the station discovered her on Sunday after opening the suitcase, which had been moved from a locker to a left-luggage storage room when it was unclaimed. |
| “There was an abnormal odour when we opened the suitcase,” a spokesman at the baggage storage company said. “Then we saw hair.” | “There was an abnormal odour when we opened the suitcase,” a spokesman at the baggage storage company said. “Then we saw hair.” |
| The body was that of a woman aged between about 70 and 90, and 140 centimetres tall (4ft 7in) tall, who had been folded into the case, according to Japanese media reports. | The body was that of a woman aged between about 70 and 90, and 140 centimetres tall (4ft 7in) tall, who had been folded into the case, according to Japanese media reports. |
| The bright yellow case was left in an unlocked coin locker on 26 April, according to the media reports. It measured 70cm x 50cm x 25cm (28in x 20in x 10in). | The bright yellow case was left in an unlocked coin locker on 26 April, according to the media reports. It measured 70cm x 50cm x 25cm (28in x 20in x 10in). |
| Police said they had no leads on the woman’s identity, but were investigating cause of death and examining CCTV footage from around the station. | Police said they had no leads on the woman’s identity, but were investigating cause of death and examining CCTV footage from around the station. |
| Nothing unusual was observed about the suitcase, no odour or anything, said Junichi Omoto, a spokesman for regional train company JR East. “We were surprised and horrified,” he said. | Nothing unusual was observed about the suitcase, no odour or anything, said Junichi Omoto, a spokesman for regional train company JR East. “We were surprised and horrified,” he said. |
| Tokyo station is one of the busiest in Japan, handling about 150 million passengers a year, JR East said. | Tokyo station is one of the busiest in Japan, handling about 150 million passengers a year, JR East said. |
| It is normal practice to hold abandoned luggage for a month to see if anyone claims it. | It is normal practice to hold abandoned luggage for a month to see if anyone claims it. |
| Major Japanese train stations have banks of lockers for travellers to store items temporarily. | Major Japanese train stations have banks of lockers for travellers to store items temporarily. |
| Associated Press and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report | Associated Press and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report |