A MAN was arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial when an old woman’s decomposing body was found.
Neighbours alerted cops after spotting flies on the curtains of a home.
Officers found the body of the woman, believed to be in her 90s, and arrested a man, 50, in Handsworth, Birmingham.
This rarely prosecuted offence is a crime under Common Law, punishable by up to life imprisonment or an unlimited fine.
Neighbour Mohammed Khan, 47, said: "She was a very friendly lady who had lived there for many years.
"I had not seen her for about three months when she was putting her bins out."
Another said: “She lived with her son.”
Police will not speculate how long the body had been at the home until after a post mortem.
They said the death was not believed suspicious and the arrested man was on bail.
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