In Libourne, Gironde, the body of a septuagenarian was discovered in her apartment. She had been dead for over three years.
The story is hardly believable. On December 31, the body of a septuagenarian who died more than three years ago was discovered in her apartment in Libourne, Gironde. According to South West, the grim discovery was made by the city’s firefighters. Called because of a water leak in the business on the ground floor, the soldiers of the fire were forced to force the door of the apartment on the first floor. Inside, the mummified body of the old lady lay in her bed.
An investigation has been opened to determine the identity of the victim and the circumstances of his death. According to an expert estimate, the septuagenarian, who was not listed in the files of the municipal center for social action, died nearly three years ago. “It is a person aged 74-75, possibly deceased in 2019, whose identity remains to be confirmed”, indicated a spokesperson for the gendarmerie to our colleagues, considering that “everything suggests that it is indeed the tenant of the apartment, an elderly person deemed to be sick“His next-door neighbor, who has been there for three years, said she had never met her.
A symptom of the isolation of the elderly in France
For the time being, we do not know why no one had noticed his absence. It appears in any case that the old lady was “not known to the services of the town hall for the delivery of meals“, indicated the mayor of the city, Philippe Buisson, and that all his essential bills were paid automatically. Moreover, according to the mayor, no suspicious odor likely to alert the neighbors would have ever emanated from the apartment. .
Be that as it may, the incident raises questions about the follow-up of elderly and isolated people in France. “Letters in the mailbox date back to 2019. It saddened me and challenged me, especially on a December 31st. It’s tragic and it says a lot about the state of our society.“, lamented Philippe Buisson, to franceinfo. According to the Ministry of Solidarity and Health, around 5 million people over the age of 75 live in isolation in France.
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Libourne
The incident occurred in Libourne, Gironde.
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Letters dated 2019 were still in his mailbox.
“The letters in the mailbox date back to 2019. It saddened me and challenged me, especially on December 31,” said the mayor of Libourne.
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Firefighters were called to a water leak in the building.
The firefighters were forced to force open the door to the first floor apartment. Inside, the mummified body of the old lady lay in her bed.
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No one suspected anything.
It appears that the old lady was “not known to the town hall services” and that all her essential bills were paid automatically.