Mangalore: Four-month-old Corpse of Home-alone Lady Found
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 23: Marie Aranha (76) was found dead at her residence in Aranha compound, Kadri Hills here on Thursday June 23. Marie Aranha used to stay alone.
Her body was found inside the house. The corpse was reduced to almost a skeleton, leading to the suspicion that she may have died some four months ago.
Her late husband was in the military and had retired from service 10 years ago. Since his death the lady had been alone as the couple had no children. She led her life on her husband's pension. Sources said that no relatives visited her, yet, she refused to shift to an old age home or ask for help from the church.
She was in possession of 24 cents of land and some gold ornaments. Sometime ago, some miscreants had attacked her and made away with the gold, injuring her in the process. She was admitted to hospital, and later, with the help of Ganesh, a cable operator, filed a complaint in Kadri police station. The police also suggested her to move over to an old age home, but she refused.
It is also gathered that 15 days ago some young men with ganja were found lingering near her house. Police arrested them and on interrogation they revealed that there was a dead body inside the house. However, no action was taken and the matter came to light only on June 23 evening.
Her belongings have been reported missing. The body has been shifted to A J Hospital and the postmortem report is awaited.