A woman lay dead in her flat for two-and-a-half years after the Met police wrongly reported she was 'safe and well'
Sheila Seleoane, 58, was discovered in her flat 2 and a half years after she died.A woman lay dead in her flat for two-and-a-half years after the Met police wrongly reported she was "safe and well" and a housing association failed to fully investigate neighbours' concerns.Sheila Seleoane, 58, was discovered in the recovery position at her "extremely tidy and well-kept" one bedroom flat years after she died, an inquest at Southwark coroners court heard.
She had not paid rent since August 2019 and landlord Peabody started taking rent payments out of her Universal Credit benefits in March 2020, they later cut off her gas supply in June 2020. Police attended the property in October 2020 and received no response but said they did not have lawful grounds to force entry into the home and no action was taken.
Police eventually forced entry to the home after complaints that her balcony door was repeatedly banging and officers discovered her skeletal remains wearing wearing blue pyjamas and a white top.
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