Overview

• Firefighters entered the sixth-floor flat after a water leak and found mummified remains among debris and dead pigeons.
• Forensic police reported no signs of violence, the door was secured from inside, and investigators treat the death as likely natural pending final reports.
• Neighbors said the retiree had severed family ties decades earlier and was last reliably seen at a building meeting in January 2013.
• Direct debits continued to cover utilities and community fees, the building administrator settled a large arrear, and pension deposits persisted without a mandatory proof-of-life check.
• The case spurred the seniors’ group CEOMA to urge stronger primary-care detection of loneliness and reinforced community support networks.