Skeleton of elderly man who died at least 15 YEARS ago found in bed still wearing his pyjamas in abandoned house



Health safety inspector found body inside house in Lille, France, last Friday

French police trying to identify man of Spanish origin who was born in 1921



He lived alone, had no relatives - and unopened post was found from 1996



A skeleton of man still wearing pyjamas in bed is believed to have lain undiscovered for more than 15 years in an abandoned house.

French police are trying to identify the body, found in the northern city of Lille, which is thought to be that of the elderly owner of the property.

The man lived alone and appeared to have no relatives. Authorities found piles of unopened post dating back to 1996 at the house.

Skeleton: The man lived alone and appeared to have no relatives. Authorities found piles of unopened post dating back to 1996 at the house (file picture)

He was of Spanish origin and born in 1921, according to French reports.



‘The state of the house suggests it was a peaceful death of someone who died in his bed,’ public safety official Didier Perroudon said.

He added that no concerns had been raised about the man’s absence, and told French news agency AFP: ‘He was in his bed, in his pyjamas.'

Mr Perroudon said: ‘There was no mess. The house was locked from the inside. Nothing suggests a criminal act.’



Find: French police are trying to identify the body, found in the northern city of Lille (file picture), which is thought to be that of the elderly owner of the property

The unidentified man’s body was taken away for an autopsy to be done.

'He was in his bed, in his pyjamas' Didier Perroudon, public safety official

He was found dead last Friday when a health safety inspector commissioned by the city visited the house.

Mr Perroudon added: ‘For the moment, we do not know anymore.

