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Court orders exhumation of Japanese woman’s body
A Dhaka court has ordered the exhumation of Japanese woman Hiyori Miyeta’s body and a fresh post-mortem examination to determine the cause of her death.
Published : 26 Nov 2015, 11:03 AM
Updated : 26 Nov 2015, 11:14 AM
Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate issued the order on Thursday, Assistant Inspector of court police Uzir Ali told bdnews24.com.
Miyeta, in her 60s, had been living in Bangladesh illegally, according to police.
She is believed to have died under unclear circumstances on Oct 29 and was buried at a Dhaka graveyard by her local friends.
Police have been interrogating five men arrested in connection with Miyeta’s death.
Ali said the court had ordered the exhumation to be supervised by an executive magistrate.
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