Body In Apartment Not Found For Six Years

Tuesday

They really care about their neighbours in Walsall UK.

A guy dies on his bed, at home, six years ago and they only find his fully clothed skeleton last June.

The poor guy lived and died in a flat owned by the local Council. They claim to have chased him up for not paying the rent and to have sent someone to change the locks. The workmen obviously took the money and ran. Then the Council boarded up the flats, corpse and all.

The neighbours told anyone who went to the door that he had died or moved away.

Not even his relatives could be bothered to check on him properly.

"After the inquest, Walsall Council's chief executive Annie Shepperd, said the discovery would have been made sooner, if the flats had not been due to be demolished."

Ah that's alright then. It's good to know there's a strong community spirit in UK towns.

BBC story Dead man not found for six years