Tokyo man arrested for putting brother’s skull out for recycling collection
- On June 21, workers at a recycling plant in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, were given a shock when, mixed in among the refuse that had arrived, they found a human skull and jaw bone. Since bags came from all over Tokyo, there was no telling who the bones had belonged to, so they had to check dental records.
Soon after, they identified the skull as 67-year-old Hideo Murai of Kita Ward. This was corroborated by a bank card with Murai’s name on it that was also found among the trash in the bag with his skull. Naturally, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the matter and on June 29, arrested the deceased’s older brother, 68-year-old Shoichi Murai, on charges of illegal disposal of human remains.