Austrian woman's body found in freezer after nephew 'collects her allowance cheques'

Police in Austria have found the body of an 89-year old woman in her freezer and said her nephew has admitted placing her there.

Police spokesman Markus Haindl said today that the unidentified suspect claimed his aunt died a natural death in Neuhofen/Ybbs, a town about 60 miles (100km) west of the capital, Vienna.