Finnish Man Fined for Keeping Parents' Bodies in Freezers for 30 Years
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A man from Finland has been convicted of a crime of public order after storing his parents' bodies in freezers since 1995. His brother has also been convicted of another crime of public order, Yle reports.
Finnish man fined for keeping parents' bodies in freezers for 30 years
A Finnish court has fined an 81-year-old man nearly €2,000 for keeping his parents' bodies in freezers for almost three decades at a property in Turku. The Varsinais-Suomi District Court convicted him of three offences involving the improper treatment of human remains and the violation of a grave. His 70-year-old brother also received a fine for his involvement in unauthorised digging at a family burial plot.
The District Court of Southwest Finland issued its ruling in an exceptional case in which an 81-year-old man kept his parents' bodies in freezers for almost three decades.
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Man fined for storing dead parents in freezers for 30 years in Turku
The Southwest Finland District Court on Friday fined an 81-year-old man about 2,000 euros (110- day fine) for storing the dead bodies of his parents in freezers for more than 30 years, said the court in a press release. The court also fined his 70-year-old brother about 640 euros (40-day fine) for his involvement in the incident. The court awarded the punishments to the brothers as the allegations of violating the sanctity of a grave, as well as…
A Finnish court has convicted an 81-year-old man of three counts of trespassing on a grave and illegally concealing an unburied body. The man explained that he wanted to fulfill his parents' wishes to take their bodies to the United States, Yle reports.
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