TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) A woman's body with both arms and the right leg missing was discovered Tuesday morning at a parking lot in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, police said.

The body was identified as that of Sakae Kita, an 86-year-old Marugame resident who went missing last month. Her family asked the police on Dec. 30 to search for her.

Both of her arms had been severed from the shoulders while her right leg was cut off at the thigh. Some of her clothes were found nearby, the police said.

They said they believe her limbs were cut off at other sites and will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.