Believed to have been an impressive 111 (one hundred and eleven) years old, officials made a trip this week to congratulate Sogen Kato on being the oldest man in Tokyo.
Upon arrival, they were greeted by his grandaughter who claimed that Mr Kato “didn’t want to see anybody”. Japanese authorities grew suspicious and sought a full police investigation.
On Wednesday of this week, police forced their way into Mr Kato’s house and were greeted by a grueling sight. A mummified corpse. Tokyo’s ‘oldest man’ now appeared to be Tokyo’s most ‘decomposed man’. According to Japanese authorities, Mr Kato may have been dead for some 30 years!
A Tokyo metropolitan welfare official said, “His family must have known he has been dead all these years and acted as if nothing happened. It’s so eerie”.
Police are now investigating possible fraud charges, as it is believed that the family did not alert the authorites to Mr Kato’s death because they were spending his pension fund. Authorities claimed that some money had recently been withdrawn from a bank account of the deceased.
Agreeably, under the circumstances it would not have been easy for Mr Kato to withdraw money!
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