火葬した遺体は遺族とは関係のない遺体だった [英語]
死亡したと見られていた男性が帰宅ー家族は別人の遺体を火葬
Japan Today 2018/6/13
「和訳」
昨年の2017年に行方不明となり、その後発見されて警察と家族により死亡が確認され、家族が火葬した(とされる)40代の男性が生きていて無事に家に戻ってきて家族を驚かせた。
警察の調べによると、この40代の男性は昨年、千葉県松戸市の家からいなくなったが、家族はすぐに警察に捜索願を出し、警察は行方を捜していた。
2017年6月21日、東京都葛飾区の江戸川で意識不明の男性が見つかった。この男性の顔と体形が捜索願の出ている40代の男性の家族から報告を受けていた内容と一致していた。江戸川で見つかった男性は搬送先の病院で亡くなった。身元を確認できるようなものはなかった。
行方不明男性の家族―妻と親類2人が警察に呼ばれて遺体の身元確認をしたところ、「間違いない」と話しため、行方不明男性の扱いは行方不明者から溺死による死亡者扱いとなった。その結果、この溺死した男性の遺体は捜索願を出していた家族のもとに引き渡されて、火葬された。これでこの話はおしまいとなるはずだった。
ところが、今年の6月に行方不明となっていた男性が生きていて無事に家族のもとに戻ってきたのだ。
この男性の驚くべき帰宅を受けて、以前に捜索願いを出し、夫は(遺体確認をして)死亡したと話していた妻は、夫が生きて戻ってきたことを警察に伝えた。
この連絡を受けて警察は捜査を開始して、江戸川で溺死した男性は東京在住の30代の別の行方不明者だという結論を出した。この男性の家族も、警察がこの男性を40代の男性と間違えていた直後に捜索願を出していた。
警察関係者の話によると、家族が遺体の身元確認を行う場合、DNA型や指紋の照合などは普通は行わないとのこと。
警視庁の代表責任者は「本件を教訓に再発防止を図りたい。」とコメントした。
「英文記事」
Man, presumed dead, returns home a year after family cremated wrong body
Japan Today 2018/6/13
A man in his 40s, who was reported missing last year, and later “found,” then confirmed dead by police and his family who had him cremated, has shocked his family by returning home alive and well.
According to police reports, the man in his 40s went missing from his home in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, last year. His family filed a missing persons report immediately after and police had been searching for his whereabouts.
On June 21, 2017, police found an unconscious man in the Edo River in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward. His facial and body features matched those reported by the family of the missing man in his 40s. The man found in the river passed away shortly after he was taken to a hospital. There was no ID on him.
The family of the missing man, including his wife and two other relatives, were called by police to identify the body, which they did, confirming that “there’s no mistake” that this was him. The man’s status then went from "missing" to "dead" with drowning listed as the cause of death. His body was handed over to the family and subsequently cremated. That was the end of the story.
Until he came back to his family alive and well on June 6.
Following the man’s surprising return, his wife, who initially filed the missing persons report and who had personally identified the man as dead, called police to announce that her husband had returned.
In response, police launched an investigation, determining that the man found in the river was another missing person, a Tokyo resident in his 30s. His family had also filed a missing persons report shortly after the police had mistaken his body for the man in his 40s.
According to police, in cases when the family of a deceased person confirms the identity, further investigation, including DNA and fingerprint matching, is not usually conducted.
Police representatives have issued a statement following the incident, saying that they would like to use this case as a lesson to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Japan Today 2018/6/13
「和訳」
昨年の2017年に行方不明となり、その後発見されて警察と家族により死亡が確認され、家族が火葬した(とされる)40代の男性が生きていて無事に家に戻ってきて家族を驚かせた。
警察の調べによると、この40代の男性は昨年、千葉県松戸市の家からいなくなったが、家族はすぐに警察に捜索願を出し、警察は行方を捜していた。
2017年6月21日、東京都葛飾区の江戸川で意識不明の男性が見つかった。この男性の顔と体形が捜索願の出ている40代の男性の家族から報告を受けていた内容と一致していた。江戸川で見つかった男性は搬送先の病院で亡くなった。身元を確認できるようなものはなかった。
行方不明男性の家族―妻と親類2人が警察に呼ばれて遺体の身元確認をしたところ、「間違いない」と話しため、行方不明男性の扱いは行方不明者から溺死による死亡者扱いとなった。その結果、この溺死した男性の遺体は捜索願を出していた家族のもとに引き渡されて、火葬された。これでこの話はおしまいとなるはずだった。
ところが、今年の6月に行方不明となっていた男性が生きていて無事に家族のもとに戻ってきたのだ。
この男性の驚くべき帰宅を受けて、以前に捜索願いを出し、夫は(遺体確認をして)死亡したと話していた妻は、夫が生きて戻ってきたことを警察に伝えた。
この連絡を受けて警察は捜査を開始して、江戸川で溺死した男性は東京在住の30代の別の行方不明者だという結論を出した。この男性の家族も、警察がこの男性を40代の男性と間違えていた直後に捜索願を出していた。
警察関係者の話によると、家族が遺体の身元確認を行う場合、DNA型や指紋の照合などは普通は行わないとのこと。
警視庁の代表責任者は「本件を教訓に再発防止を図りたい。」とコメントした。
「英文記事」
Man, presumed dead, returns home a year after family cremated wrong body
Japan Today 2018/6/13
A man in his 40s, who was reported missing last year, and later “found,” then confirmed dead by police and his family who had him cremated, has shocked his family by returning home alive and well.
According to police reports, the man in his 40s went missing from his home in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, last year. His family filed a missing persons report immediately after and police had been searching for his whereabouts.
On June 21, 2017, police found an unconscious man in the Edo River in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward. His facial and body features matched those reported by the family of the missing man in his 40s. The man found in the river passed away shortly after he was taken to a hospital. There was no ID on him.
The family of the missing man, including his wife and two other relatives, were called by police to identify the body, which they did, confirming that “there’s no mistake” that this was him. The man’s status then went from "missing" to "dead" with drowning listed as the cause of death. His body was handed over to the family and subsequently cremated. That was the end of the story.
Until he came back to his family alive and well on June 6.
Following the man’s surprising return, his wife, who initially filed the missing persons report and who had personally identified the man as dead, called police to announce that her husband had returned.
In response, police launched an investigation, determining that the man found in the river was another missing person, a Tokyo resident in his 30s. His family had also filed a missing persons report shortly after the police had mistaken his body for the man in his 40s.
According to police, in cases when the family of a deceased person confirms the identity, further investigation, including DNA and fingerprint matching, is not usually conducted.
Police representatives have issued a statement following the incident, saying that they would like to use this case as a lesson to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
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