Dead mother 7 years in freezer

A 55-year-old French woman has kept her mother's death secret for years by keeping the body in a freezer, which has moved a couple of times.

According to the newspaper SudOuest, the alleged Française told the police that her mother died a natural death about seven years ago. The prosecutor in Mont-de-Marsan, south of Bordeaux, doubts that story because the old lady's health insurance has reimbursed a medical treatment by the end of 2007.

On Wednesday, autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death and, if possible, the date of death.