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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Chilling new details emerge after the decomposed bodies of two men were found inside a Surry Hills inner-city terrace
Grim new details have emerged after the decomposed bodies of two elderly men were found inside a rundown terrace. Police made the grisly finds after they received a request to conduct a welfare check at a Cleveland Street home in Sydney 's inner-city Surry Hills on Thursday. The bodies of the men, aged in their 70s and 80s were found in different levels of the home, which was so decrepit that some shocked locals thought it was abandoned. Police say a woman was living with the bodies of two men for almost a month. Eleanor Barker, 63, has since spoken with detectives. Police say she isn't suspected of any wrongdoing involved the deaths. No arrests or charges have been laid. A police source told the Sydney Morning Herald the discovery was being considered as 'a sad story at this stage'. Neighbours told Nine News that Ms Barker had appeared 'upbeat' in recent days. Other neighbours recalled Ms Baker regularly but had not seen the men for 'quite some time'. The only obvious signs of the tragedy on Friday were police tape at the property and dozens of officers examining the home. Described as a hoarder's house, the home was infested with rats and birds. From the street, it appeared rundown, with piles of discarded items strewn across the front of the terrace. 'I mean I've always seen this house, I didn't know if people lived in it, but it doesn't really look like people do,' neighbour Aisha Mingai said. Police and forensic officers combed the property on Friday, where detectives seized electrical cables. Officers also doorknocked neighbours to gather more information. Police are now working to determine why the deaths went unreported for so long. Police also hope that autopsies will shed light of how and when the men died. The bodies were so decomposed that the identities of the men are yet to be confirmed. However, it's understood their bodies had no obvious signs of injury Neighbour Mitchell Morri told Nine News he often saw the men outside the house. 'They're really nice, I'd always pass them on the street. One of the guys used to have a VB longneck out the front,' he said. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Neighbours thought they moved — but foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child's bodies in Penang flat
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The decomposed bodies of a woman and a child were discovered in a flat unit along Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town yesterday. According to The Straits Times, the discovery was made after a neighbour reported a foul smell coming from the unit and alerted the authorities at around 4.41pm. A team from the Fire and Rescue Department and the police was dispatched to the scene. 'Preliminary checks found two bodies — a woman and a child — inside the unit. 'Their remains were already decomposing,' a source was quoted as saying. The woman and child are believed to have been dead for some time. According to an individual claiming to be her younger sister, who wished to be known as Nor, the 40-year-old woman had been living in the flat with her two-year-old child after divorcing her husband. She was said to be unemployed. 'The last time I saw my sister was at the end of May,' Nor reportedly told Harian Metro last night. Neighbours living on the same floor said they had not heard any noise from the unit for weeks and assumed the woman had moved out. 'She told us before that she planned to move, and I even saw her carrying things, like she was preparing to leave,' one neighbour said. 'She mentioned the flat was going to be auctioned off and that she intended to relocate to Seberang Perai. After that, we didn't see her again.' The identities of the deceased had not been officially confirmed at the time of writing. The bodies have been sent to Penang Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Neighbours thought they moved — but foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child's bodies in Penang flat
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The decomposed bodies of a woman and a child were discovered in a flat unit along Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town yesterday. According to The Straits Times, the discovery was made after a neighbour reported a foul smell coming from the unit and alerted the authorities at around 4.41pm. A team from the Fire and Rescue Department and the police was dispatched to the scene. 'Preliminary checks found two bodies — a woman and a child — inside the unit. 'Their remains were already decomposing,' a source was quoted as saying. The woman and child are believed to have been dead for some time. According to a woman claiming to be her younger sister, who wished to be known as Nor, the 40-year-old woman had been living in the flat with her two-year-old child after divorcing her husband. She was said to be unemployed. 'The last time I saw my sister was at the end of May,' Nor reportedly told Harian Metro on Monday night. Neighbours living on the same floor said they had not heard any noise from the unit for weeks and assumed the woman had moved out. 'She told us before that she planned to move, and I even saw her carrying things, like she was preparing to leave,' one neighbour said. 'She mentioned the flat was going to be auctioned off and that she intended to relocate to Seberang Perai. After that, we didn't see her again.' The identities of the deceased had not been officially confirmed at the time of writing. The bodies have been sent to Penang Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child's bodies in Penang flat
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The decomposed bodies of a woman and a child were discovered in a flat unit along Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town last night. According to The New Straits Times, the discovery was made after a neighbour reported a foul smell coming from the unit earlier in the evening and alerted the authorities. A team from the Fire and Rescue Department and the police were dispatched to the scene. 'Preliminary checks found two bodies — a woman and a child — inside the unit. 'Their remains were already decomposing,' a source reportedly said. The identities of the deceased have not been confirmed. The bodies were sent to Penang Hospital for post-mortem examination. As of now, police have not issued an official statement on the case.
