Mum shares bed with husband's corpse for 4 years and tells kids to 'keep mouths shut' – Daily Star
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The woman named Svetlana, 50, shared a bed with her spouse Vladimir’s corpse and banned her children from telling anyone under the threat that they would be sent to an orphanage
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A mum in Russia shared her bed with her husband's mummified body for nearly four years, according to police.
The woman, named Svetlana, 50, kept her spouse Vladimir's corpse in their bed and warned her children not to tell anyone or they'd be sent to an orphanage.
Vladimir, 49, died under mysterious circumstances in their large detached house four years ago, reports suggest. "The woman wrapped the body of her deceased husband in a blanket and took him to her room," said a report by rg.ru.
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She then told her children who witnessed the family drama to keep quiet, threatening them with the orphanage.
Social workers discovered the mummified father when they visited to check on the family, which includes two girls, aged 17 and eight, and twin boys aged 11. On previous visits, they hadn't noticed the mummified remains.
A source told Izvestia newspaper that Svetlana had performed "ritual ceremonies" with the mummified remains in the family's six-bedroomed house. Both she and her late husband had previously been involved in occult rituals.
"She didn't want to lose him, she hoped that the day would come and he would wake up," said an informer. "I want him to be close, so we can see each other," Svetlana allegedly told this source.
An Egyptian cross was discovered at the feet of mummified remains in a house in Starosiverskaya, a village in the Leningrad Region. The house was filled with various occult items like tarot cards, amulets, skulls, and numerous images of Anubis, the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead, according to Fontanka news agency.
The woman living there had told people her missing husband was receiving extended medical treatment in Tibet.
However, Izvestia reported the man died after a conflict between the spouses in 2020. "The woman screamed at her husband and wished him death, and the man suddenly froze, fell and died," said the report.
Following this, the mother forbade the children to ask about their father. Forensic experts are now examining the human remains but reports said no obvious signs of violent death were seen. The children have been taken to hospital for medical checks.
The woman has been detained and is currently undergoing psychiatric tests as investigators work on the bizarre case.
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