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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Squatters take over dead man’s home with his body inside and continue to live there for weeks

Seven squatters were arrested after they broke into a dead man’s home in Georgia and lived in the home with his corpse for an unknown amount of time. The squatters allegedly used the dead man’s credit cards and ransacked his house looking for valuables - (Getty Images)

Seven people in Georgia broke into a dead man’s home and lived alongside his mummified body, according to investigators.

Cobb County police told WSB-TV that the man who lived in the house was 71 years old when he passed away, but admitted they were unsure how long the squatters had been living in the house.

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