Suitcase Discovered With Decomposing Woman's Body Stuffed Inside

Strange, an unattended suitcase left in a locker was discovered at one of the world's busiest railway stations.

The suitcase was reportedly abandoned in an unlocked coin locker at Tokyo station in late April, but taken to the left-luggage storage room after no-one collected it.

When a month passed without the bright yellow case being claimed, the baggage storage company opened it.

A spokesman told reporters: "There was an abnormal odour when we opened the suitcase. Then we saw hair.

"We were surprised and horrified."

The decomposing body was that of a woman thought to be aged between 70 and 90, who was about 140cm (4ft 7in) tall, police said.

She had reportedly been folded into the 70cm x 50cm x 25cm suitcase.

None of the people who worked in the office next to the baggage storage room had noticed any unpleasant smells, the Sponichi tabloid said.

Police said they had no idea of the woman's identity, but were investigating the cause of death and examining CCTV footage from around the station.

Tokyo Station is one of the busiest in Japan, handling around 150 million passengers a year, operator JR East said.