'Skeleton woman' dead in front of tv for years

[DesertFox]

News.telegraph
13 Apr 06


A woman's skeleton was discovered in her flat three years after she is believed to have died, it emerged today.

Joyce Vincent was surrounded by Christmas presents and the television and heating in her bedsit were still on. ...

Police believe she probably died of natural causes in early 2003, and was only found in January this year when housing association officials broke into the bedsit in Wood Green, North East London.

They were hoping to recover the thousands of pounds of rent arrears that had piled up since her death.

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[DesertFox]

And you thought American tv was bad.

[Teenager]

You know what they say, "too much tv can be a bad thing."

I suppose in this case it's true.

[Charity]

Oh how sad. :-(

[ThomasMore]

That her absence was not noted for three years is truly sad. RIP.

[Jester21]

Yes, RIP

I feel sorry for anybody who has noone in their life to care about them. Sad.

[DeclinetoState]

"Think we should give Mom a call this year?"

"Why? She ain't called us in ages."

"Good point. Of course, she could be dead . . ."

"Yeah, sure. Like we wouldn't know if she was dead."

"I guess you're right. Maybe we'll wait till next year."