A woman mummified her husband’s body after his death in 2020 and then slept with him for almost four years.
She did everything with her husband’s dead body as if he was alive. According to reports, the woman also performed secret rituals to please the deity.
The woman is said to be the mother of four children. During these four years, during the ritual, he had frightened his children not to tell this to anyone. If they did not agree, they threatened to send them to an orphanage or a mental asylum.
The incident is being reported from Russia. The woman’s name is Svetlana (50). This woman is the mother of four children. According to news site 78.ru, her husband Vladimir, 49, fainted and died following a domestic dispute in December 2020.
Svetlana saw her husband lying unconscious on the floor for four hours. At first she thought he was acting. Just a few hours later, his elder daughter suspected something was wrong. When investigated, it was found that her husband had died.
bullied children
The New York Times reports, “The woman wrapped her husband’s body in a blanket and took it to her room. “He then forbade his children from asking questions about their father.”
Then she converted her husband’s dead body into a mummy and kept it in her bedroom. The woman kept sleeping with her husband’s dead body for almost four years. She warned her children not to tell anyone, otherwise she would send them to an orphanage or a mental asylum.
How was the secret revealed?
The case came to light last Thursday when a social worker visited Svetlana’s home to inquire about the well-being of her children – an 11-year-old twin boy and two girls aged eight and 17. When he became suspicious of what the children were saying, he called the police on phone.
When the house was searched, police found several hidden objects, including an Egyptian cross, tarot cards, amulets, and animal skulls at the mummified husband’s feet.
When caught she told the truth
Svetlana told the police that she had done all this to please the Egyptian God.
She said that her husband also had the same wish that after his death, his body would be preserved and secret rituals would be performed.
The police are now investigating the mental health of the woman. Besides, the mental health of children is also being evaluated.