A housing association has admitted it 'didn't go far enough' to investigate why Robert Alton couldn't be contacted
A pensioner lay dead in his home for SIX years before his skeletal remains were found - after his landlord obtained a court order to enter and check the gas supply. The body of Robert Alton, who was 76, was discovered inside his flat on Hemsworth Road in Bolton on March 9 this year.
It's understood the pensioner's rent was being paid through housing benefits. His death was not treated by Greater Manchester Police as suspicious. In the statement, Mr Sharpe said Bolton at Home missed opportunities in spotting something was wrong and 'didn't go far enough' to investigate why he couldn't be contacted.
"The reason we didn't discover Robert's death for so long is because our previous procedure, while meeting legal requirements, wasn't strong enough to prevent something like this happening.
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