POLICE have found the mummified remains of a lonely pensioner who died embracing a home-made sex doll.

The 66-year-old was discovered in St Petersburg, Russia, after neighbours complained of a nasty smell in their apartment block.

1 Cops found the man's corpse next to the home-made doll which was build from items scavenged from local rubbish bins Credit: Nevsky News/east2west news

The grandfather - named only as Valery M - had not been seen for several months, they said.

When police broke in they found the dead pensioner lying on his sofa next to his “girlfriend”.

They said his clothed body was partially mummified and that he had been dead for several months, revealed Nevsky News.

Police believe he had assembled the doll from items collected from rubbish bins near his home in the Moskovsky district of the city.

The head was torn from a mannequin used in a clothes shop.

The body was assembled from pieces of fabric, rope and old towels.

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The large disproportionate bust was made of pink towelling rugs.

The report said: "His body looks more like a mummy, but the "girlfriend" lying next to him on the sofa has remained unscathed."

In the picture a child’s unclothed plastic doll is also visible.

An autopsy will be carried out but police believe the man died from natural causes in the company of the self-made doll.

There were no signs of violence, said a spokesman.

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