Disbelief as house cleaners hired by Japan man stumble upon skeleton of ‘missing’ mother, shocking mainland social media

Mother went ‘missing’ 10 years ago but man’s house was so filthy, stench of decomposing remains went unnoticed. — SCMP

Professional cleaners who were hired to tidy up the home of a Japanese man stumbled across human remains which were later identified as his mother who had disappeared a decade ago.

The grisly discovery in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture has shocked and fascinated mainland social media.