A GRANDMOTHER has found the mummified body of her grandson in her house, two years after the man was reported missing.

WICU 12 News reports that Zanobia Richmond, 65, from Pennslyvania, heard a bang upstairs and went to investigate.

When she opened the attic she found a mummified body that had fallen against it.

Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook says he is confident that body is that of Dyquain Rogers, who was 21 when he disappeared on November 1, 2014.

media_camera Dyquain Rogers' mother Carol Rogers. Picture: Supplied media_camera Police believe Dyquain Rogers killed himself but his family aren’t so sure. Picture: Supplied

His mum, Carol Rogers, tried to explain why they never searched the attic for her son, who police believe killed himself after a series of disturbing messages online.

“I just kept pretending like he just left Erie, so I just kept focusing on that, that he left here, that’s what I kept saying,” she said.

The day before he went missing, Rogers posted a message on facebook saying “I have been having the worst luck lately.”

Police have said the death appears to be a suicide, but the investigation is being carried out.

The family does not agree with the suggestion of it being a suicide, and Rogers’ aunt Erica Jeffries-Jordan told the Erie Times-News: “I don’t believe any of this stuff. I want answers.”

If you are experiencing mental health issues or suicidal feelings contact Lifeline on 12 11 14 or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636.

Originally published as Gran finds mummified body of grandson at home