×

We've got news for you.

Register on SowetanLIVE at no cost to receive newsletters, read exclusive articles & more.
Register now

Man sleeps with dead wife, refuses to bury her

EISH! He dug up the bones of his dead wife a year after she died, and has slept beside them ever since - 7 years!!

A man in central Vietnam has admitted sleeping beside the bones of his dead wife for seven years despite pressure from authorities to bury her, local media reported Wednesday.

Father of seven Le Van said he dug up the bones of his dead wife in 2004, a year after she died, and has slept beside them ever since, online news site VietnamNet reported.

The case sparked widespread media coverage in 2009, prompting local authorities to urge Van, 57, to bury the corpse.

There are no laws banning him from keeping his wife’s remains at  home, but officials said the bones were polluting the environment.

Van refused to comply.

The article includes photos of Van posing outside his front door and in his bedroom with the life-size casket.

The painted coffin, made of gypsum and clay, is modelled in the shape of a woman and dressed in women’s clothes.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.