How Very Sad

[Benipete]

BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Man lay dead in bed for two years

 

[emamum]

OMG! thats awful, how could no-one realise? RIP

 

[danny27]

no way, thats awful.

 

[accyman]

im surprised the neighbours didnt smell anything , after two years he must have been rotted into the matress

 

[cashman]

ive heard of "Billy No Mates" but thats taking it a bit far, poor owd git.

 

[BERNADETTE]

What a damn shame rest in peace

 

[katex]

Just heard that on a news bulletin .. thought they said 2 months ... but 2 years !! Gawd ..'private' person is not the word, must have been a complete hermit.

 

[bonny_tuesday]

How terribly sad.
I'm feeling a bit 'victor' at the moment anyway in a 'what's the world coming to' sort of way!
I would love to hear some truly uplifting, nice news, something to make everybody happy.
Bonny x

 

[emamum]

a good reason for getting a milk man

 

[BERNADETTE]

Surely the neighbours would start wondering no matter how private a person he was. It doesn't bear thinking about that a person can not be seen for that length of time without anybody wondering why. A sad reflection on todays society unfortunately

 

[BERNADETTE]

Hardly a thread to be joking on

 

[entwisi]

Depending on when he died, if it was cold he wouldn't have smelt that bad as he decomposed, by teh time it warmed up he would have been well gone

very sad that he wasn't noticed though......

 

[emamum]

I wasnt joking, If he had a milkman it would have been a week at the most.

 

[garinda]

A very sad way for Accrington to make national headline news.

I think we all have a responsibility to keep an eye out for our neighbours, especially the elderly.

 

[katex]

Wonder what it was that alerted the police at the end of the day ?

 

[emamum]

the neighbour realised she hadnt seen him for a while katex...

 

[katex]

the neighbour realised she hadnt seen him for a while katex...

Yes, thanks Emamum, just found another report in the LET .. was Cllr. Got after concerns from a neighbour :-

Huncoat man lay dead at home for up to two years (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Garinda's right, makes you feel a little guilty that it is Accrington, an area which has always been known for friendly neighbours, etc.

Think may hear one or two offshoots from this in media discussions.

 

[Bonnyboy]

What a damned shame, very sad.

Not sure how I would feel if it had been one of my neighbours. I don’t think I would be feeling too impressed with myself and feeling guilty to boot.

He may have been a “private” man but 2 years….very sad story

 

[jaysay]

The fact that he lived in a terraced property makes it all the more strange, I was brought up in a terraced house and verybody used to know everybody elses business. But its a very sad reflection on how things have changed today.

 

[cashman]

The fact that he lived in a terraced property makes it all the more strange, I was brought up in a terraced house and verybody used to know everybody elses business. But its a very sad reflection on how things have changed today.

was thinkin along them lines meself, when i was a kid if some elderly person hadn't been seen fer a couple of days,they were missed, even those who kept to themselves, a sad indictment on today. IMHO.