Stinking Obvious
21st April 2010, Bristol, England
Phew! This fella has been nominated because he ignored the stinking obvious!
When a man in England died on a sofa after a day of drinking in 1998, his flatmate landlord simply tipped the sofa over to cover the fully-clothed body and continued living in the premises for another ten years.
During the decade that followed, the property was inspected twice after neighbours complained about the smell, which was blamed on the toilet. The authorities failed to discover the corpse which was buried beneath the upturned sofa, armchairs, cushions and old pieces of carpet.
The 74 year old landlord, who had learning difficulties, was afraid to report the death because he didn’t believe he was supposed to have a lodger. He lived with the corpse, even eating meals in the same room until he was evicted from the flat on 31st January 2008.
Council workers cleaning out the property after the man was evicted discovered the dead man’s decomposing body. The evicted man was arrested on suspicion of murder but was released without charge. The coroner recorded an open verdict. The council defended its failure to discover the body during their inspections because they claimed there was no proof that the dead man had ever lived there in the first place.
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Source: www.news.com.au
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