A coroner said he was "at a loss" to explain how a mum and daughter died in their flat and were discovered six months after they were last heard from. Zarin Adatia, 84, and her 48-year-old daughter Tasneem were discovered by engineers completing a gas safety check on November 24 last year.
Their council flat run by Barnet Homes, is in the East Finchley housing development Prospect Ring. The pair were last seen in April last year and weren't behind on their rent or known to social services, Barnet Coroners' Court was told.
North London Assistant Coroner Peter Straker said he was "at a loss" as to how or even when either of them died. Post-mortem and toxicology examinations revealed nothing because so much time had elapsed between their deaths and the discovery of their bodies.
