Son Who Lived With His Mother's Mummified Corpse For A Decade Found Dead Next To Her
The 58-year-old man was found across a chair in Buenos Aires kitchen next to a 'dried out' woman who was sitting upright in plastic bags and a pair of slippers.
By Sadho Ram — 12 Jan 2014, 09:44 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A man who spent ten years with his mother's mummified corpse sat at his kitchen table has been found dead next to her
Claudio Alferi, 58, was discovered lying over a chair in his Buenos Aires apartment beside a 'dried out' woman wrapped in plastic bags and wearing slippers.
nydailynews.comPolice and firefighters burst into the property on Wednesday after neighbours complained of a bad smell lasting since mid-December.
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Police discovered the body of the 58-year-old man in the kitchen, while his mother's body was sat nearby on a chair at the table
She was covered in bags and blankets, and her body had dried with the passage of time, police said, according to the Clarin daily.
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Residents in Carapachay told detectives they last saw Ms Alferi a decade ago when she was 90 - but her son had insisted she was alive and well
"Claudio was a recluse and rarely spoke to us. Whenever anyone asked about his mum he'd just say: 'She's fine," said a neighbour.
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Initial investigations suggest both the couple died from natural causes.
nydailynews.comForensic experts called to the rundown property on Wednesday believe Ms Alferi died between eight and 10 years ago.
Mr Alferi, they claim, has been dead for 30 days.
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