Mother preserve her dead son's body in alcohol for 18 years 'so her grandson can see his father: Pics & Video

In Georgia, Eastern Europe,  Tsiuri Kvaratskhelia lost her son 18 years ago, but instead of laying him to rest, she decided to preserve his body in alcohol and stashed his corpse in the basement where she has cared for him all so her grandson can learn to love him.

She said:

Every year on his birthday i change his clothes. Only the past four years i was sick and could not tend to his body, that had an effect on him and decay finally made the feat impossible.

She explained:

'He wanted his kid to see him that way,' 'I believe from that point on the kid started to love his father.'

There is also a little viewing window in the basement so family, friends and passersby can see how he's getting on.

Mrs Kvaratskhelia has learned more than a few tricks to keep her son presentable.

'One night I had a dream when a voice told me to treat Joni by rubbing alcohol so from then on I've being using wet sheets dipped in alcohol to preserve the body,' she said. 'You must not leave the body without the sheets overnight as the skin will turn black as charcoal.'

Despite having died in 1995, the 22-year-old has remained almost perfectly mummified.

Every year on his birthday she has even given him a change of clothes - until four years ago when decay finally made the feat impossible.

She added:

'My son is handsome. When I use the sheets his skin will be white again and everything will be normal.'