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Man, Dead For Years, Found In Bed
Austrian Landlord Finds Corpse After Rent Notices Went UnansweredA landlord who unlocked an apartment after his letters announcing a rent increase went unanswered found the body of an elderly tenant Tuesday, and police believe the man may have died three or four years ago, an Austrian newspaper reported. The remains of the 93-year-old man, a former university professor whose name was not released, were found in a bed after the housing management company obtained the keys to his flat and made a visit after he failed to respond to letters requesting more rent, authorities were quoted as saying by the Kurier newspaper. Investigators believe the man may have died as long as four years ago, police Lt. Col. Georg Rabensteiner was quoted as saying. He said police found only old Austrian schilling banknotes in the apartment, the report said. Austria, like many European Union nations, switched to the euro common currency on Jan. 1, 2002. Neighbors described the man as a recluse, the report said, citing police. Rabensteiner said no one noticed earlier that he had died because automatic rent payments had gone out regularly from his bank account, which was constantly replenished with automatic deposits from his pension fund, the report said. Fellow residents of the apartment complex apparently did not find it unusual that junk mail was piling up outside the dead man's door, he added. 3 or 4 years between rent increases? Wow. Posted by: .com 2006-10-04 |
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