A 61-year-old South African woman lay dead in her London flat for more than two-and-half years before police discovered her decomposed skeletal remains. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN’S SKELETAL REMAINS WERE FOUND According to a report by the Daily Mail UK, the woman identified as Sheila Seleoane died in 2019 but was only found in 2022.…
A 61-year-old South African woman lay dead in her London flat for more than two-and-half years before police discovered her decomposed skeletal remains.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN’S SKELETAL REMAINS WERE FOUND
According to a report by the Daily Mail UK, the woman identified as Sheila Seleoane died in 2019 but was only found in 2022.
Police made the gruesome discovery in February 2022. Sheila was found propped on the sofa and apparently flanked by deflated party balloons (the presence of which is yet another mystery).
South African woman lay dead in a London flat for two-and-a-half years. Photo: Stock/Canva
The report furthermore stated that neighbours have been complaining of a smell coming from Sheila’s flat for the past two years but nothing was done.
Not only did unopened mail remain stuffed in her mailbox but a months-old notice was sellotaped to her front door warning that gas contractors were about to be cut off.
NEIGHBOURS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS
Police confirmed that Sheila died of natural causes, and they are not treating her death as suspicious.
Sheila’s only family in the UK was an estranged brother who is a convicted murderer. Her remains were sent to relatives who have never met her in South Africa.
After her skeletal remains, Sheila was remembered at two funerals.
Just two mourners attended the first, on April 19 at Croydon Crematorium, a few miles from where she was found: her brother Victor, a convicted murderer from whom she was estranged, and a representative of Peabody.
HER REMAINS WERE SENT BACK TO SOUTH AFRICA
“Watching this soulless service via video-link was a sobering reminder of her isolation.“As a pastor gave a superficial overview of Miss Seleoane’s 61 years of life (without referring to her disgraceful abandonment) the two men sat dutifully on opposite sides of the aisle. When it finished, they shuffled away quickly.”The Daily Mail Report
