Woman kills husband, freezes him for 3 years

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LISBON (Reuters) - A Portuguese woman confessed to murdering her husband and hiding his body in a kitchen freezer for three years, Lusa news agency reported.



The man's brother found the rotting body Sunday in Jolda Sao Paio, a village about 235 miles north of Lisbon. It was doubled up in the freezer under dirt, blankets and children's clothing, Lusa said Tuesday.


The news agency said the man's 33-year-old wife admitted she and a lover suffocated her husband, a 35-year-old construction worker, in June 2001. She and her three children then lived more than six months with the body stuffed in the freezer.


The family moved in early 2002 and electricity to the freezer was shut off. The man's brother discovered the body while seeking the source of a strong smell in the house.


The woman and her alleged accomplice were arrested on Sunday. A local court ordered her held under house arrest and her accomplice to report periodically to police.