A dead body found in a boarded-up house may have lain undiscovered for around 20 years, it is thought. Officers found butter in the fridge dating from 2001 when they made the grim discovery.
The alarm was raised on Friday (January 13) after council staff began clearing out the derelict property, which is just yards from a pub. Once inside they found skeletal remains in a bed.
The scene around the one-storey dwelling was then cordoned off. Fire service staff removed the remains and took them to a morgue.
