Rina Yasutake had been dead for weeks when authorities found her at her home in North Yorkshire. Suspicions had been raised at a local chemist after her siblings repeatedly bought bottles of surgical spirit over a period of days.
Home Office pathologist Dr Jennifer Bolton said it was hard to determine how long Ms Yasutake had been dead, given the extent of mummification, but that the level to which it had developed took"some weeks".Ms Yasutake's brother, sister, and 80-year-old mother Michiko Yasutake were charged with preventing a lawful and decent burial, but the prosecution was halted when it was found the family, originally from Japan, suffered from a rare mental disorder.
She didn't work after university and the family had lived together in Helmsley for 20 years, the inquest was told. Her sister Yoshika Yasutake told the psychiatrist:"She didn't say much so we said to her to eat and drink more."Even though she was not eating, she was nourished with spiritual food and she was fulfilled."
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