‘Taiwan man left mother’s body to rot’

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TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man has been arrested for allegedly leaving his sick mother to die after her body was found rotting and crawling with maggots in his house, prosecutors said yesterday.

The man’s wife contacted police last Friday when she found her diabetic 53-year-old mother-in-law, identified only by her surname Yeh, dead in their apartment in northern Taiwan.

When officers arrived they discovered the body crawling with maggots. It is believed she had been dead for more than a week.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of abandonment, but charges have not yet been pressed. Local media said he spent his time playing computer games at Internet cafes. — AFP