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13.05.2023 - 22:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The discovery of a pensioner's body who died six years ago has left a community shaken, with many questioning how such a tragedy could occur in the 21st century.
The skeletal remains of Robert Julius Alton were found by police in his small, one-bed flat in March this year. It is understood that the pensioner, believed to be 70, passed away more than half a decade before.
Upon entering the property on Hemsworth Road, Bolton, officers were met with a huge pile of letters at the door. In the living room, a newspaper dated 2017 was discovered alongside a television guide dated May 4 of that year. Milk that expired in 2017 was still sitting in the fridge.
According to Manchester Evening News, neighbours say they rarely saw Mr Alton and knew very little about him. So when, sometime in early 2017, they stopped seeing him on his occasional walks out, they assumed he had moved away.
However, the heartbreaking truth was uncovered when housing officials forced their way into the home to carry out a gas test. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, councillor Linda Thomas said: "It's devastating to think of someone dying like that alone.
"It's heartbreaking to think of someone in that situation. Isolation is such a terrible thing.
"In this day and age it's unbelievable that someone could die like this without anyone noticing. It just goes to show the importance of checking in your neighbours, just to make sure they're okay."
A neighbour of Mr Alton commented: "I spoke to him once or twice, just to say hello to. He was a nice gentleman.
"He'd only lived here for a few years and then I didn't see him and thought he'd moved out. It's been so long since he died. A lot of people have moved in and out of those flats."
Another said: "It's not the
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A council has launched a review to 'identify any potential missed opportunities to act sooner' after a pensioner lay dead in his flat for six years before his skeletal remains were found. The tragic case of Robert Alton, a 70-year-old retired bookmaker, was revealed after an inquest into his death concluded this week.
The body of a pensioner lay in his flat for over six years before skeletal remains were discovered. Robert Alton, who was 70 at the time of his death, was found in an apartment on Hemsworth Road in Bolton in March.
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A pensioner lay dead in his home for SIX years before his skeletal remains were found - after his landlord obtained a court order to enter and check the gas supply. The body of Robert Alton, who was 76, was discovered inside his flat on Hemsworth Road in Bolton on March 9 this year.