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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Gentleman

MP calls for inquiry into failure to find dead woman in London flat

A view of Peckham
A view of Peckham. Peabody has said it is fully investigating what happened. Photograph: Nicola Ferrari/Alamy

Harriet Harman has called for a full investigation into how a housing association failed to realise that a tenant had apparently been left dead in her south London flat for more than two years despite repeated calls from neighbours.

The body of a woman, named locally as Sheila Seleoane, 61, was found in the Peabody housing association flat in Peckham on Friday after neighbours complained about the noise of a balcony door banging during Storm Eunice.

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