How pensioner's skeletal remains lay undiscovered in flat for six years
dailyrecord.co.ukThe discovery of a pensioner's body who died six years ago has left a community shaken, with many questioning how such a tragedy could occur in the 21st century.The skeletal remains of Robert Julius Alton were found by police in his small, one-bed flat in March this year.
It is understood that the pensioner, believed to be 70, passed away more than half a decade before.Upon entering the property on Hemsworth Road, Bolton, officers were met with a huge pile of letters at the door.
In the living room, a newspaper dated 2017 was discovered alongside a television guide dated May 4 of that year. Milk that expired in 2017 was still sitting in the fridge.According to Manchester Evening News, neighbours say they rarely saw Mr Alton and knew very little about him.
So when, sometime in early 2017, they stopped seeing him on his occasional walks out, they assumed he had moved away.However, the heartbreaking truth was uncovered when housing officials forced their way into the home to carry out a gas test.
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