Barrel of rum not so yo, ho, ho.
Body at bottom of barrel shocks rum-drinking workers
Budapest, May 4 (MTI) - Workers renovating an empty house in Szeged, SE Hungary, dipped deep into a 300 litre barrel of rum they found in the basement, but the drinking came to a screeching halt when they discovered a long-dead body at the bottom of the barrel, the website of a police magazine reported.
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The house had been owned by an elderly lady who had spent many years in the Caribbean region with her diplomat husband before returning home alone some 20 years ago, Zsaru Magazine wrote. Her husband had died abroad, she said.
The lady herself died recently and the house was sold to a young couple who ordered a basement-to-attic renovation.
Workers soon discovered that a 300-litre barrel left behind by the former owner was filled with rum, and they took it upon themselves to empty it, commenting on its unusual bouquet. The rum tasting lasted some six months before the body was discovered, preserved in the alcohol. Stunned by the discovery, they called police.
Yes, the body was that of the diplomat husband, but no, he had not met with foul play, police found. An autopsy revealed that death had been due to natural causes, and a bit of investigation found that he had died in or around Jamaica over 20 years earlier. The widow, on learning how expensive and complicated it was to return a corpse to Hungary, avoided officialdom by having him packaged in a barrel of rum, which she brought home and kept in her basement until her own death.
The man was finally buried in Szeged cemetery.
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Oh my freakin' god!!!!
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