Body may have been lying dead in bed for 20 years in gruesome discovery as gardai rule out foul play

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose decomposed body was found at a derelict cottage.

Officers believe the remains found in a bed at the property in Mallow, Co Cork, may have been there for over 20 years.

Investigators are working on this timeline after finding butter in the fridge with a 2001 expiry date.