Zoo forced to shut after employee 'disposes of wife's body in incinerator' before starting shift

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A Japanese zoo employee has allegedly admitted to dumping his wife's body in a workplace incinerator before clocking in for his shift.

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The brutal crime is said to have occurred at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern city of Asahikawa, with authorities now carrying out extensive searches in animal enclosures for any clues related to her death.

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The employee - who has only been identified as a man in his 30s - has been arrested on suspicion of illegally dumping his wife's body.The woman had been reported missing last month, with a concerned colleague of hers phoning the police after she was unable to get into contact with her.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say When questioned, the man could not explain his wife's sudden disappearance - and is said to have given a number of bizarre explanations as to why he was unable to reach her.

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He was later probed by the authorities on April 23, where he allegedly confessed to destroying her body in the zoo's incinerator.

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