Skeleton of French man found in bed after 15 years

[DonRedwood]

Police in France said on Friday they were trying to identify the skeleton of a man believed to have lain undiscovered in bed for more than 15 years.

The body, found in an abandoned house in the northern city of Lille, is thought to be that of the elderly owner of the property, who lived alone and appeared to have no relatives.

Police said they had found piles of unopened mail at the house dating back to 1996.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-france-skeleton-idUSBRE89I0YS20121019

Poor old guy. It makes me thankful that we have social workers for the elderly. Shout out to them, that's for sure.

[porphyrian]

1. That's really sad. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. they have found people dead more than a year WITH THE TV STILL ON

[DonRedwood]

9. ooooooh...that is just sad :0(

at least if it happened to me, MSNBC would have some good ratings.

[UTUSN]

3. Well, O.K. n/t

[Robb]

4. Eh. Died in bed, at home.

We could all do worse. RIP.

[Iris]

11. I had the same thought.

[NMDemDist2]

13. +1 n/t

[etherealtruth]

5. Very sad

[Politicalboi]

6. I guess their mail carriers

Don't find it odd that so much mail laid around for so long.

[Egalitarian Thug]

8. No one in the world has a post office as good as ours. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Probably hiding, waiting for Mitt the missionary to go away.

Seriously, it is a sad story. RIP, old fella.

[Freddie]

10. That (sort of) happened nearby a few years ago

Guy bought a condo, sight unseen, at a sheriff's sale due to unpaid property taxes. Opened the door to his new condo and found out why the taxes had not been paid.

[riderinthestorm]

12. yeah, but 15 yrs?? I can't understand how nobody ever checked

Electric meters? Water meters? Property taxes?

Surely something would have tripped the system a decade (or more) ago that bills weren't being paid. Or that the usage of basic services wasn't happening....