Home Is Where the Corpse Is

There are some great bargains to be had in today's real estate auctions, but there are also some drawbacks to buying an apartment sight unseen. You never know exactly what you'll find behind the door until you open it.

It was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of her life.

A young woman thought that she had snapped up her ideal apartment in the sought-after area of Lisbon, in Portugal.

But when she walked into the flat for the fist time instead of feeling like it was her home sweet home she had a terrible shock.

For lying on the kitchen floor was the rotting corpse of the previous owner, Augusta Martinho.

Ms Martinho had lived alone at the flat with her pet dog for several years before she went missing in August 2002 ago aged 88.

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But the mystery [of Ms. Martinho's disappearance] was finally solved after her flat, which had remained lifeless since she disappeared, was listed for auction earlier this year.

The buyer, who has not been named, found Ms Martinho on the kitchen floor with her pet dog who had starved without her care.

[Daily Mail]