Police believe that a body found in a boarded up house may have been there for more than 20 years.
Neighbours thought that the occupant of the home in Cork, Ireland, had moved to England but council staff found skeletal remains in a bed, when they were clearing the derelict property out. A tub of butter found in the fridge dated back to 2001, the Irish Mirror reports.
Irish police The Gardai cordoned off the one-storey building, which is just metres from a pub, to investigate but confirmed that they do not suspect 'foul play'. Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster was due to carry out a post mortem at Cork University Hospital’s morgue last night (Saturday January 14)
