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Rotting body found inside used fridge

19-Oct-2009
 
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From correspondents in Taipei THE owner of a recycling centre in Taiwan made a gruesome discovery when he found a decomposing body inside a used refrigerator, according to an official. Hsu Chiu-feng, from the northern port city of Keelung, yesterday told police he bought the medium-sized fridge from four young men for 150 Taiwan dollars ($5), the Apple Daily newspaper said. He noticed a dark liquid trickling from the old and rusty fridge, which was also giving out a foul smell, leading him to the grisly find. A prosecutor who examined the body said it was so decayed that it was... [read full story]                    

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