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Partially skeletonized remains could be seen though rear windows. On Wednesday evening, police officers responded to a reported theft at a roadside mini-mall in the Ubagayama neighborhood of Niigata City. It’s unclear if they found the culprit of the stolen property, but what they did discover was a dead body inside a car in the shopping center’s parking lot. The deceased male could be seen lying in the backseat footwell of a compact kei-class car, and, adding to the shock, the body was partially skeletonized, indicating that a considerable amount of time had passed since the man’s death. However, while Niigata is far less developed than some other prefectural capital cities in Japan, the shopping center and its parking lot are still situated near a major road, as seen in the video below, and the shopping center itself sees plenty of customer traffic. None of the store workers or facility maintenance staff have been able to recall when the car first appeared, but investigators believe it may have been sitting there for two and a half years. Police have been able to identify the owner of the car as a 50-something Niigata resident who was reported missing in November of 2019. Upon searching the vehicle, they discovered a wallet and other items which they were able to determine as belonging to the missing man, as well as a number of gas station receipts, with the most recent being for a gasoline purchase in October of 2019. That would suggest that the car hasn’t moved since around the time the man was reported missing, though that may or may not match the timeframe for the man’s death, as police believe he may have been living out of the car for a period of time prior to his passing. Still, it suggests that the car was parked in the lot for more than 30 months without anyone bothering to report it, with the man being deceased for a long enough portion of that to begin decomposing. A cause of death has not yet been publicly confirmed. ▼ The parking lot entrance Online commenters were startled at how long the body had gone unnoticed, especially since the car was registered to someone a missing person report had been filed for. “How does this happen when the car belonged to someone who’d gone missing? How? Could the police not have found him sooner than this?” “Some officers just got exposed for not doing their jobs.” “If the car was parked there for two and a half years, it should have been noticeably deteriorating. Like, you can tell it hasn’t moved in way too long once you see the tires have gone flat.” “Didn’t any of the workers or customers ever think ‘Ya know, that car’s always parked in the exact same spot’?” “That sort of thing happens in rural parking lots sometimes. You come across cars that have been parked in the same spot forever and aren’t getting driven, but since the parking lots are big and have plenty of space, as long as they’re not causing a problem, the store owners don’t really make a fuss about it.” Regarding the last comment, while parking lots in urban areas in Japan usually have gates, attendants, and fees, farther outside the city centers you’ll find lots that are free to park in and have no gate or guard posted. That was the case at the shopping center where the body was found, and one worker speculated that everyone might just have thought the car belonged to someone who was taking advantage of a free space to park overnight without realizing it hadn’t moved in years. https://soranews24.com/2022/06/10/dead-body-found-in-car-in-parking-lot-in-japan-police-say-it-may-have-been-there-over-two-years/

Isn't this a revamp of that time-sharing scam?...

Say only, watch me your votes.

You laugh but there's always that time...

And that is why I made this thread

Honestly... would anyone have noticed? Plus he lips syncs anyway so..

Justin Bieber announced that he would be cancelling his next few shows because half of his face is paralysed. He shared his current situation in an Instagram video on Jun. 11. What's happening with JB? In the three-minute video, Bieber can be seen having difficulty moving half of his face and told fans that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. "As you can probably see from my face, I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome." The 28-year-old explained that it attacks the nerves in his ear and face and causes his face to have paralysis. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a rare neurological disorder characterised by paralysis of the facial nerve and a rash affecting the ear or mouth. He explained that one side of his face is experiencing "full paralysis" so he cannot blink his eye, smile or move his nostril on one side. Bieber informed fans that he'll have to cancel a series of shows until he can move the right side of his face again. He also addressed fans who may be frustrated by the cancellations of the next shows and said: "I'm just physically, obviously not able of doing them. This is pretty serious as you can see." For now, he will be doing facial exercises to regain movement on the side affected. "I wish this wasn't the case but obviously my body is telling me I gotta slow down. I hope you guys understand, and I'm using this time to just rest and relax and get back to 100 per cent so I can do what I was born to do. But in the meantime, this ain't it." "I'm going to get better," Bieber assured fans. “We don’t know how much time it is going to be but it’s going to be OK, I have hope and I trust God. I trust it is all for a reason. I’m not sure what that is right now but in the meantime, I am going to rest.” Shows cancelled According to the Guardian, Bieber is now on tour in North America but has cancelled his performances in Toronto, Washington DC and New York. Mothership has reached out to AEG Presents Asia, the organisers for Justin Bieber's Justice World Tour in Singapore on Oct. 25, for a statement. https://mothership.sg/2022/06/justin-bieber-paralysed-half-his-face/

Moral of the story: Don't have sex in a Hyundai

A woman who caught human papillomavirus (HPV) from having sex with her then-partner in his car has been awarded S$7.22 million, to be paid by car insurer Geico. The man's car, a Hyundai Genesis, had been insured by Geico. The woman said her partner had not disclosed his condition and had left her with "past and future" medical expenses as well as mental and physical suffering. The woman had intended to seek damages of S$1.39 million in 2021 from the company as she asserted that the firm's policy covered her injuries. Geico denied coverage and refused her settlement offer. According to BBC, the woman and her former boyfriend then entered arbitration, where the arbitrator sided with the woman. According to The Guardian, they awarded the woman S$7.22 million in damages, determining that the man had "negligently infected" the woman. The Jackson County court later "confirmed the award". The arbitrator had determined there was "sexual activity" in the insured's car that "directly caused" or "directly contributed to cause" the woman to be infected with HPV. According to NPR, Geico said the claims should be dismissed. The woman also said the man "was insured against his personal liability arising from his negligence in actions involving his automobile," which makes Geico responsible. Geico will now be fighting the case in federal court. https://mothership.sg/2022/06/geico-hpv/