Body Found in Residential-Area Garbage Pile... Police: "Likely Dead for More Than a Month"

Found Wrapped in Plastic and Newspaper; Decomposition Had Set In
"Police Tracking CCTV Footage While Keeping Open the Possibility of Body Dumping"

A partially mummified body was found in a pile of garbage in a residential area of Guro-gu, Seoul.

Seoul Guro Police Station. Yonhap News Agency.

Seoul Guro Police Station said on October 27 that it had received a report that an unidentified body had been found in an alley in a residential area and was investigating the case.

According to police, the body was found at around 11 a.m. that day at a site in Guro-gu, Seoul, where garbage is collected for disposal. It was wrapped in plastic and newspaper. A district office worker collecting garbage found the body and reported it to the district office, after which a district office employee reportedly notified the police.

When found, the body showed signs of partial decomposition and mummification. Police estimated that the person had been dead for more than a month, but said the exact time of death would have to be determined through an autopsy. Police said, "The body has decomposed considerably, making it difficult to determine the person's sex and age range by visual examination," adding, "We have requested an autopsy by the National Forensic Service."

Police are focusing on the possibility that the body was dumped, noting that it was found in an unusual location.

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