Woman lay dead in flat for a week before neighbour reported 'foul smell'

A woman lay dead in her flat for a week before a neighbour reported a "foul smell" and called the police.

Rebecca Marles, 46, was found in Kingston-upon-Thames, west London, on January 6 this year.

She was discovered a week after she was last seen by neighbours on New Year's Eve, an inquest was told, with police having forced entry to her home after an unusual smell was reported.