A dead man was left to rot in his bedroom by his friend. Jamie Russell went about his normal routine for several weeks before he was found out.
He kept quiet about the fact that the body of missing man Mathew Scott was in his flat, despite the fact that police and his family were looking for him. It was only when maggots started dropping into the shop below the flat that events caught up with Russell.
Now he has been sent to prison, with a judge telling him that his actions meant that Mr Scott's family were left not knowing what had happened to him, while his body had not been given the dignity it deserved. Prosecutor Sian Cutter told Swansea Crown Court that Mr Scott was reported missing on June 9 last year and police began a review of CCTV footage to try to establish his whereabouts.
