A woman in Russia slept with her husband's mummified corpse for four years and performed occult rituals inspired by an ancient Egyptian god, the New York Post reported. The woman, named Svetlana, 50, kept her husband's corpse in their bed and warned her children not to tell anyone or they would be sent to an orphanage.
Strikingly, Vladimir, 49, died four years ago under mysterious circumstances in their large house, according to 78.ru. The couple reportedly had an argument in December 2020, with the woman shouting at the man and wishing him death. The man then reportedly collapsed and died, but the woman thought he was faking it. A few hours later, the eldest daughter suspected something was wrong and asked for her father.
“The woman wrapped her husband's body in a blanket and took him to her room. The mother told the children who saw the family tragedy to keep their mouths shut and threatened to send them to an orphanage,” said a report by rg.ru. .
Recently, a social worker checking on the family's minor children, including two girls, ages 17 and 8, and twin boys, ages 11, discovered the mummified body. Although they had visited the family several times since 2021, they had previously not noticed the mummy in the bed.
When the house was searched, police found multiple occult items, including an Egyptian cross at the mummified husband's feet, tarot cards, amulets and images of animal skulls.
She is said to have performed various rituals to help preserve her husband's body, claiming this was what Vladimir would have wanted. Authorities also reportedly discovered that one of the bedrooms contained a makeshift shrine to Anubis, the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of funeral rites.
Meanwhile, when asked about her husband, she told people and neighbors that he was in Tibet and receiving alternative medical treatment. Vladimir reportedly had health problems with his feet because he refused to wear shoes even in freezing weather.
Following the grim discovery, the woman believed to have a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia is now undergoing a mental health evaluation. Her four children were also taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Any charges on the case “will be made on the basis of the results of the forensic medical examination of the body and the necessary verification activities, during which all circumstances, as well as the causes and circumstances of the incident, will be established,” the Russian said investigation committee.